Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

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Western line
Overview
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Palghar district, Maharashtra, India
Termini	Churchgate (south) Dahanu Road (north)
Stations	39
Website	Western Railways
Service
System	Mumbai Suburban Railway
Operator(s)	Western Railway zone
Depot(s)	Virar, Kandivali, Mumbai Central, Lower Parel
Rolling stock	Jessop, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier
Daily ridership	2.657 million (2022-23)[1]
Ridership	969.805 million (annual; 2022-23)
History
Opened	12 April 1867; 157 years ago (1867-04-12)
Technical
Line length	123.78 km (76.91 mi)
Character	At grade
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25,000 V AC through overhead catenary
Route map Legend Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Central line & Vasai Road–Roha line Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Dahisar River Borivali Kandivli Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3

The Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra. It consists of 37 stations from Dahanu Road to Churchgate railway station. It is operated by Western Railways (WR). The entire line is at grade.

Trains are differentiated as slow and fast locals. Slow trains stop at all stations, while fast ones stop at main stations only and are preferable over longer distances. Trains usually start from and terminate at main stations. The section from Churchgate to Virar is a Quadruple track. An EMU car shed has been built between Nalla Sopara and Virar which is the largest car shed in Asia. A repair shop for EMUs is situated at Mahalaxmi. There are also EMU car sheds at Mumbai Central and Kandivali.