Mumbra railway station

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Mumbra
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General information
Location Mumbra, Thane district
Coordinates 19°10′36″N73°01′20″E / 19.176667°N 73.02222°E / 19.176667; 73.02222
Elevation5.75 metres (18.9 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Platforms4
Tracks4
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMBQ
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Opened1865
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Kalwa Central line Diva Junction
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
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Mumbra
Location within Mumbai
Mumbra railway station - Overview Mumbra railway station - Overview.jpg
Mumbra railway station - Overview

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

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

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