Mumbai Suburban Railway
| Mumbai Suburban Railway | |
|---|---|
A Medha EMU, with exactly the same design as the Bombardier rakes. | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Mumbai Metropolitan Region |
| Transit type | Suburban Rail |
| Number of lines | 7 |
| Number of stations | 150
|
| Daily ridership | 61.95 lakh/6.195 million (2022–23) |
| Annual ridership | 2.261 billion |
| Headquarters | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CR) Churchgate (WR) |
| Website | Central Railway Western Railway |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 16 April 1853 |
| Operator(s) | Western Railway zone |
| Train length | 12 or 15 coaches |
| Technical | |
| System length | 450.9 kilometres (280.2 mi) only existing lines running to rapid transit/suburban standards (Western, Central, Harbour and Port Lines).
585.9 kilometres (364.1 mi) including Vasai-Roha Line which currently has only MEMU service. 651.5 kilometres (404.8 mi) all existing and upcoming lines including new under construction greenfield lines (Panvel-Karjat and Kalyan-Murbad) |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead catenary |
| Average speed | 35 km/h (22 mph) |
| Top speed | 110 km/h (68 mph) |
The Mumbai Suburban Railway (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) 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 450 kilometres (280 mi), the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily.
The daily commuters constitute around 40% of the daily commuters of Indian Railways. By annual ridership (2.64 billion), the Mumbai Suburban Railway is one of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world. Trains run from 04:00 until 01:00, and some trains also run up to 02:30 or 03:00. It was the first suburban rail network in India.