The Mumbai Suburban Railway consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Spread over 390 kilometres (240 mi), the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily.
The Western Railway is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railways are: Mumbai Central–Ratlam, Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad and Palanpur–Ahmedabad. The railway system is divided into six operating divisions: Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Ratlam, and Mumbai WR. Vadodara railway station, being the junction point for the Ahmedabad–Mumbai route and the Mumbai–Ratlam route towards New Delhi, is the busiest junction station in Western Railways and one of the busiest junctions of Indian Railways too, while Ahmedabad Division earns highest revenue followed by Mumbai Division and Vadodara Division. Surat railway station is one of the busiest railway station in Western Railway in non-junction category where more than 180 trains pass per day.
Dahanu Road is a railway station near the town of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. It lies on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the northern limit of the Suburban network, although the track continues north to Gholvad and beyond.
Vasai Road Junction is a railway station on the Western line and Vasai Road–Roha line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
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.
The Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It consists of 24 stations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Kalyan Junction. The entire line is at grade. It has section of quadruple track starting from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and ends at Kasara, Roha, Uran and Khopoli in Maharashtra.
Dadar railway station is one of the major interchange railway stations of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the Dadar area in Mumbai, India.
Bandra is a railway station on the Western Line and Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Bandra suburban area and the commercial area of Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). Bandra Terminus is near to Bandra railway station and serves interstate traffic on the Western Railway.
Borivali is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburban of Borivali.
Virar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot. It used to be the only railway station to have services to other stations in Palghar District(in which the city of Virar itself is located), Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu.
Saphale railway station is a railway station at Saphale on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
Kelve Road is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is located in Palghar district of Maharashtra state in Konkan division. Kelve Road railway station lies on the Virar-Dahanu local train service. All Dahanu Road bound local trains from Mumbai Western Rail route halt at this station. This is the third station after Virar, moving towards Dahanu Road.
Palghar railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Bhiwandi Road is a railway station in Mumbai, India, on the Vasai Road–Diva–Panvel route of the Central Railway, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. The Bhiwandi station lies on the Vasai–Diva corridor, between the Western Line and Central line. A Mainline (MEMU) service runs from Diva to Vasai. Computerised reservation services has been installed at this station obviating the need to go to Kalyan for tickets.
Bilimora Junction railway station is a small railway station in Navsari district, Gujarat, India. Its code is BIM. It serves the city of Bilimora. The station consists of five platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt here.
Umargam Road railway station is a medium railway station in Valsad district, Gujarat, India in Mumbai Division of Western Railway. It is owned and operated by Indian Railways and is in the Western Railway zone. Its station code is UBR. It serves Umargam and nearby towns. The station consists of three platforms, has shelter roofs on the platforms and Pay & Use toilets.
Kosamba Junction railway station is a railway station on the Western Railway network in the state of Gujarat, India. Kosamba Junction railway station is 31 km far away from Surat railway station. Passenger, MEMU and few Express/Superfast trains halt at Kosamba Junction railway station.
Bardoli railway station is a railway station in Surat district of Gujarat state of India. It serves Bardoli town. It is under Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Bardoli railway station is 31 km away from Surat railway station. It is located on Udhna – Jalgaon main line of the Indian Railways.
Vyara railway station is a railway station in Tapi district of Gujarat state of India. It is under Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Vyara railway station is 61 km far away from Surat railway station. It is located on Udhna – Jalgaon main line of the Indian Railways.
Chandlodiya railway station is a railway station in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, India on the Western line of the Western railway network. It serves Chandlodiya area of Ahmedabad city. Chandlodiya railway station is 10 km from Ahmedabad Junction. Passenger, Express, and Superfast trains halt here.
