The Vasai Road–Roha line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system. It connects Northern suburbs of Mumbai with Navi Mumbai and Roha on Konkan Railway. The Vasai Road–Roha line connects the Western line station of Vasai Road with the Central line station of Roha which last station before Konkan Railway starts. It intersects the main line of the Central line at Diva. The MEMUs operate between Dahanu Road and Panvel/Roha. It consists of 23 stations from Vasai Road railway station in north to Roha in south.[1][2][3][4]
| Vasai Road–Roha line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Indian Railway |
| Locale | Palghar district Raigad district Thane district |
| Termini | |
| Stations | 23 |
| Service | |
| System | Mumbai Suburban Railway |
| Operator(s) | Central Railway (CR) Western Railway (WR) |
| Technical | |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | At Grade |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
| Operating speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
Stations
edit| Vasai Road–Roha line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Station Name | Station Code | Connections |
| 1 | Vasai Road | BSR | Western line and Indian Railways |
| 2 | Juchandra | JCNR | None |
| 3 | Kaman Road | KARD | None |
| 4 | Kharbao | KHBV | None |
| 5 | Bhiwandi Road | BIRD | None |
| 6 | Kopar | KOPR | Central line (Main) |
| 7 | Diva Junction | DIVA | Central line (Main) |
| 8 | Dativali | DTVL | None |
| 9 | Nilaje | NIIJ | None |
| 10 | Taloja | TPND | Navi Mumbai Metro |
| 11 | Navade Road | NVRD | None |
| 12 | Kalamboli | KLMC | None |
| 13 | Panvel | PNVL | Harbour line, Trans-Harbour line and Indian Railways |
| 14 | Somtane | SMNE | None |
| 15 | Rasayani | RSYI | None |
| 16 | Apta | APTA | None |
| 17 | Jite | JITE | None |
| 18 | Hamrapur | HMRR | None |
| 19 | Pen | PEN | None |
| 20 | Kasu | KASU | None |
| 21 | Nagothane | NGTN | None |
| 22 | Nidi | NIDI | None |
| 23 | Roha | ROHA | Konkan Railway |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Big suburbanisation plan has few takers". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 5 September 2017.