Mumbra railway station

Mumbra
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location	Mumbra, Thane district
Coordinates	19°10′36″N 73°01′20″E / 19.176667°N 73.02222°E / 19.176667; 73.02222
Elevation	5.75 metres (18.9 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line
Platforms	02
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1865[citation needed]
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Kalwa toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line Main Line Diva toward Kalyan
show Route map Legend to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Junction Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Junction Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloja to Karjat Junction Mumbra Navade Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel Harbour line Thane Creek Somtane Thane Rasayani Harbour line & Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjurmarg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Andheri Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi (Elphinstone Road) Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CST
Location
Mumbra Location within Mumbai

Mumbra is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

It got its name from the Mumbradevi temple located on the hill near to the station.

Most of the fast locals coming from Kalyan or from Mumbai bypass through the Parsik Tunnel which is 1.3 km in length and it was once the third largest tunnel of Asia. This tunnel lies on the fast track and has one entry and one exit point in Mumbra. It is the first railway tunnel that was built in India and is more than hundred years old, by the British Empire. It is in the Sahyadri Ranges of Maharashtra and those hills are known as Parsik Hills.

Mumbra railway station - Overview

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