Main line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

The Central line consists of the following routes:

• CSMT-Kasara
• CSMT-Khopoli
• CSMT-Roha
• CSMT-Uran

Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal.

Main line

Inside Mumbai CSMT station

Central line (Main)
#	Distance from CST (km)	Station Name		Station Code	Connections
		English	Marathi
1	0	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus	छत्रपती शिवाजी महाराज टर्मिनस	ST / CSMT	Harbour line and Indian Railways
2	1	Masjid	मशीद	MSD	Harbour line
3	2	Sandhurst Road	सँडहर्स्ट रोड	SNRD	Harbour line
4	4	Byculla	भायखळा	BY	None
5	5	Chinchpokli	चिंचपोकळी	CHP	None
6	6.5	Currey Road	करी रोड	CRD	None
7	8	Parel	परळ	PR	Prabhadevi† (Western line)
8	9	Dadar	दादर	D/DR	Western line and Indian Railways
9	11	Matunga	माटुंगा	MTN	None
10	13	Sion	शीव	SIN	None
11	15	Kurla	कुर्ला	C/CLA	Harbour line
12	18	Vidyavihar	विद्याविहार	VVH	None
13	21	Ghatkopar	घाटकोपर	GC	Metro Line 1
14	23	Vikhroli	विक्रोळी	VK	None
15	25	Kanjurmarg	कांजुरमार्ग	KJRD	Metro Line 6
16	26	Bhandup	भांडुप	BND	None
17	28	Nahur	नाहूर	NHU	None
18	32	Mulund	मुलुंड	MLND	None
19	34	Thane	ठाणे	T/TNA	Trans-Harbour line and Indian Railways
20	36	Kalwa	कळवा	KLVA	None
21	40	Mumbra	मुंब्रा	MBQ	None
22	43	Diva Junction	दिवा जंक्शन	DIVA	Vasai Road–Roha line
23	47	Kopar	कोपर	KOPR	Vasai Road–Roha line
24	48	Dombivli	डोंबिवली	DI	None
25	50	Thakurli	ठाकुर्ली	THK	None
26	54	Kalyan Junction	कल्याण जंक्शन	K/KYN	to Kasara and Khopoli of (Central line) and Indian Railways

†A footbridge links Parel to Prabhadevi on the Western line.

The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai to Thane ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan in 1854 and then on the north-east side to Igatpuri and the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856.

Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930.[4]

The previously used 1.5 kV DC was converted to 25 kV AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara.[5] Conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Thane-Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014.[6] The CSMT to LTT section was converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on 8 June 2015.[7][8]

Since November 2011, all services on the Central line have been running on 12 cars. In preparation for introducing 15 car services, CR extended platforms at Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund and Dombivli stations, from the current 270 metres to 330 metres,[9] in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at ₹37.5 million (US$470,000).[10] The first 15-car service, on the Central line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm on 16 October 2012.[11]

As of March 2014, 75 rakes operate 825 services on the Central line daily, of which 809 are 12-car and 16 are 15-car services.[7]

• Mumbai Suburban Railway
• List of Mumbai Suburban Railway stations
• Central Railway