Thane railway station

Thane (formerly Thana, station code: TNA) is a major railway station of the Indian Railways. Located in Maharashtra, It is one of the busiest railway stations in India. As of 2013, Thane railway station handles 600,000 people daily. More than 1,000 trains visit the station each day, including around 180 long-distance trains.[1] The station has ten platforms. It is the origin and destination station of all the trans-harbour suburban trains.

Indian Railways station
LocationThane, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates19°11′10″N 72°58′33″E
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway zone
Line(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Mumbai–Chennai line
Platforms10
TracksMultiple
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels01
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeTNA
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
History
OpenedMay 1853 (1853-05)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesThana railway station
Location
Thane
Location within India
Thane
Thane (Mumbai)

Thane
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
LocationThane, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates19°11′10″N 72°58′33″E
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Central Line, Trans-Harbour Line
Platforms10
TracksMultiple
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels01
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeTNA
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
Fare zoneCentral Railway zone
History
Opened1853 (1853)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesThana railway station
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
TerminusTrans-Harbour Line
toward Vashi and Panvel

History

Thane railway station was the terminus for the first ever passenger train in India. On 16 April 1853, the first passenger train service was inaugurated from Bori Bunder (now renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai to Thane.[2] Covering a distance of 34 kilometres (21 mi), it was hauled by three locomotives: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan, and carried around 400 passengers.

Platforms
  1. – For UP Thane trains (towards Mumbai CSMT)
  2. – For DOWN slow trains (towards Kalyan)
  3. – For UP (towards Mumbai CSMT) and DOWN (towards Kalyan) Thane trains
  4. – For UP slow/fast trains (towards Mumbai CSMT)
  5. – For DOWN fast trains / Mail-Express trains
  6. – For UP fast trains / Mail-Express trains
  7. – For DOWN Mail/Express trains (trains that arrive from LTT)
  8. – For UP Mail/Express trains (tains that depart to LTT)
  9. – For Thane – Vashi/Nerul/Panvel trains
  10. – 10A.- For Thane – Vashi/Nerul/Panvel trains

See also

References
  1. Mehta, Manthan K (19 May 2013). "Thane is busiest railway station in Mumbai". Times Internet. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural and Political Encyclopedia by Melvin Eugene Page, Penny M. Sonnenburg. page 135
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