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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|link=Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)]] Harbour line
| color = 0000FF
| image =
| image_width =
| caption =
| type =
| system = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]]
| status =
| routes = {{Collapsible list|CSMT–Panvel CSMT–Andheri Andheri–Panvel CSMT-Goregaon}}
| open = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1910|12|12}}
| locale = [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra [[Navi Mumbai]], Maharashtra [[Thane]], Maharashtra
| start = [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]
| end = {{rws|Goregaon}}, {{rws|Panvel}}
| stations = 32
| daily_ridership = 1 million<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120128101242/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-cstpanvel-line-may-run-fully-ac-trains/224088-3.html Mumbai: CST-Panvel line may run fully AC trains–India–IBNLive]</ref>
| owner = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]]
| operator = [[Central Railway Zone|Central Railway (CR)]]
| character = At grade and elevated
| stock = Jessop, Siemens
| linelength = {{Cvt|66|km|}}
| tracklength =
| tracks =
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| electrification = Yes
| speed_km/h =
| elevation =
| map = {{MSR Harbour line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

The '''Harbour line''' is a branch line of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] operated by [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]] (CSMT), [[Andheri railway station|Andheri]]/[[Goregaon railway station|Goregaon]] and [[Panvel railway station|Panvel]] on the CSMT-Goregaon, CSMT-Panvel and Panvel-Andheri routes.

The line is a double line and therefore does not have any fast trains on it. The line runs parallel to the [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Railway line]] till just before [[Sandhurst Road]] station where the line turns eastward and runs elevated up till [[Sewri railway station|Sewri]]. At [[Wadala Road]], the line branches into two. The first line joins with the [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]] at [[Mahim railway station|Mahim]] and terminates at [[Goregaon railway station|Goregaon]]. The second line follows through [[Mankhurd railway station|Mankhurd]] into the city of [[Navi Mumbai]], where it again branches out into two lines, one going to [[Thane Railway Station|Thane]] and the other to [[Panvel railway station|Panvel]]. The first stop outside Mumbai is the township of [[Vashi railway station|Vashi]].

The stations in Navi Mumbai are well maintained and beautifully designed by [[CIDCO]]. There are IT offices above the stations. The Railbridge connecting Vashi and Mankhurd railway stations running over [[Thane creek]], parallel to the road bridge has brought Navi Mumbai closer to Mumbai, boosting the development of the region.

About 580 services run daily on the Harbour line.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201201102012011002325221752561506/CR-wants-Sewri-Chunnabhatti-crossings-shut-during-peak-hours.html |title=CR wants Sewri, Chunnabhatti crossings shut during peak hours, News–City |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=2012-01-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910201242/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/201201102012011002325221752561506/CR-wants-Sewri-Chunnabhatti-crossings-shut-during-peak-hours.html |archive-date=10 September 2012}}</ref> Approximately 208 of those are on the Thane-Vashi-Nerul-Panvel route and 172 of those run on the CSMT-Andheri route.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Harbour-line-woes-to-continue-for-now/articleshow/11162921.cms | work=The Times of India| title=Harbour line woes to continue for now | date=19 December 2011}}</ref>

==History==
The first section of the line, between [[Kurla railway station|Kurla]] and [[Reay Road]], opened on 12 December 1910. In 1925, the line was connected to the then [[Victoria Terminus]] via an elevated rail corridor between [[Dockyard Road]] and [[Sandhurst Road]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Harbour-line-to-take-elevated-route-at-Kurla/articleshow/16306902.cms|title=Harbour line to take elevated route at Kurla|work= [[The Times of India]]|date=8 September 2012|access-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> Suburban services to Mankhurd began in 1951.

Later, the line was extended from Mankhurd to serve most of [[Navi Mumbai]] through the suburban rail network via The Mankhurd–Belapur–Panvel rail corridor was commissioned in phases in the 1990s. Vashi was connected in May 1992, Nerul in February 1993, Belapur in June 1993 and Panvel in June 1998. The corridor was converted to double line in April, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cidco.maharashtra.gov.in/NM_Railway_Infrastuture.aspx#middel | title= Railway Projects |author= CIDCO |author-link= CIDCO |access-date=6 October 2014}}</ref>

In 2004, the Trans-Harbour line was opened to the public. The line directly connected Vashi to Thane. This proved to be a boon for commuters of the two stations, who, until then, had to take a circuitous route via Mumbai city and had to change trains at [[Kurla railway station|Kurla]].

The last direct current (DC) suburban local train ran on the Harbour line on 10 April 2016. The special train left Kurla at 11:30 pm and reached CSMT at 12:15 am. The iconic yellow-and-maroon DC local trains had their first service on 3 February 1925, when the first electric local ran between CSMT and Kurla ran on the Harbour line. The tickets for the last service were priced at {{INRConvert|10000}}, with the proceeds to be donated to drought-affected regions of Maharashtra. ''The Indian Express'' reported that not a single ticket was sold. After the last DC service ran, Central Railway officially announced the completion of DC to AC conversion on the Harbour line.<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/end-of-an-era-mumbai-bids-goodbye-to-last-dc-local/</ref>

On 4 September 2016, the last 9 car train was put into a sunset as all the trains were converted to 12 coach, which increases the carrying capacity of the line by 33%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbais-last-9-car-local-will-ride-into-sunset-tomorrow/articleshow/53986919.cms|title=Mumbai's last 9-car local will ride into sunset tomorrow - Times of India}}</ref>

==Stations==
(All Harbour line services are slow, which means they halt at all passing by stations.)
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | '''Harbour line (CSMT–Wadala Road)'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1||{{rws|Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus}}|| ST/CSTM ||[[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]]
|-
|2||{{rws|Masjid}}|| MSD || [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]]
|-
|3||{{rws|Sandhurst Road}}|| SNRD || [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]]
|-
|4||{{rws|Dockyard Road}}|| DKRD ||None
|-
|5||{{rws|Reay Road}}|| RRD ||None
|-
|6||{{rws|Cotton Green}}|| CTGN ||None
|-
|7||{{rws|Sewri}}|| SVE ||None
|-
|8||{{rws|Vadala Road||Wadala Road}}|| VD/VDLR ||To {{rws|Andheri}} or {{rws|Panvel}} (Harbour line) [[Mumbai Monorail]]
|}

At Wadala Road, the Harbour line splits into two corridors, one going to Panvel and the other to Andheri.

The exact split occurs 800 metres north of Wadala Road station, at a location known as Ravli (variously spelled as Raoli, Ravali or Rawli) corresponding to the nearby Ravli slum. There is no railway station at Ravli Junction. However, due to the critical Ravli Junction Yard signal box, there are various public references to this name in news articles and other sources.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-trains-affected-by-megablock-on-harbour-trans-harbour-lines-on-march-12-13-2188097 | work=Daily News and Analysis| title= Mumbai: Trains affected by megablock on Harbour, Trans Harbour lines}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-harbour-line-services-affected-due-to-technical-snag/17294184 | work=Mid-Day Mumbai | title= Mumbai: Harbour Line services affected due to technical snag}}</ref>

===Towards Panvel===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | '''Harbour line (Wadala Road–Panvel)'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
|8||{{rws|Vadala Road||Wadala Road}}|| VD/VDLR ||To {{rws|Andheri}} (Harbour line) and [[Mumbai Monorail]]
|-
|9||{{rws|Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar}}|| GTBN ||None
|-
|10||{{rws|Chunabhatti}}|| CHF ||None
|-
|11||{{rws|Kurla}}|| CH/CLA ||[[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]]
|-
|12||{{rws|Tilak Nagar}}|| TKNG ||[[Indian Railways]]
(A Walkway has been constructed which connects Tilak Nagar to [[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]])
|-
|13||{{rws|Chembur}}|| CM/CMBR || [[Mumbai Monorail]]
|-
|14||{{rws|Govandi}}|| GV ||None
|-
|15||{{rws|Mankhurd}}|| M/MNKD ||None
|-
|16||{{rws|Vashi}}|| VA/VSH || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|17||{{rws|Sanpada}}|| SNCR || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|18||{{rws|Juinagar}}|| JNJ || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|19||{{rws|Nerul}}|| NU/NEU || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]] and [[Nerul–Uran line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Nerul–Uran line]]
|-
|20||{{rws|Seawoods-Darave}}|| SWDV || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]] and [[Nerul–Uran line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Nerul–Uran line]]
|-
|21||{{rws|CBD Belapur}}|| BR/BEPR ||[[Navi Mumbai Metro]], [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]] and [[Nerul–Uran line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Nerul–Uran line]]
|-
|22||{{rws|Kharghar}}|| KHAG ||[[Navi Mumbai Metro]] and [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|23||{{rws|Mansarovar}}|| MANR || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|24||{{rws|Khandeshwar}}|| KNDS ||[[Navi Mumbai Metro]] and [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]]
|-
|25||{{rws|Panvel}}|| PL/PNVL || [[Trans-Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour line]] and [[Vasai Road–Roha line|Central line]]
|}

===Towards Andheri–Goregaon–Borivali===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | '''Harbour line (Wadala Road–Andheri–Goregaon–Borivali)'''
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
|8||{{rws|Vadala Road||Wadala Road}}|| VD/VDLR ||To {{rws|Panvel}} (Harbour line) and [[Mumbai Monorail]]
|-
|9||{{rws|King's Circle}}|| KCE ||None
|-
|10||{{rws|Mahim||Mahim Junction}}|| MM ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|11||{{rws|Bandra}}|| B/BA ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|12||{{rws|Khar Road}}|| KHAR ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|13||{{rws|Santacruz}}|| STC ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|14||{{rws|Vile Parle}}|| VLP ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|15||{{rws|Andheri}}|| AD/ADH ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]] and [[Line 1 (Mumbai Metro)|Metro Line 1]]
|-
|16||{{rws|Jogeshwari}}|| JOS ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|17||{{rws|Ram Mandir}}|| RMAR ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|18||{{rws|Goregaon}}|| GO/GMN ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|19||{{rws|Malad}}|| M/MDD ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|20||{{rws|Kandivali}}|| KILE ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|-
|21||{{rws|Borivali}}|| BO/BVI ||[[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]]
|}

==Future development==
Work is completed up to [[Goregaon railway station|Goregaon]]. The project will cost {{INRConvert|103|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20120726201207260407596579478e07e/Lots-of-elbow-room-at-new-Harbour-stns.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=20 August 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129070246/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20120726201207260407596579478e07e/Lots-of-elbow-room-at-new-Harbour-stns.html |archive-date=29 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai: Platform width may make Harbour line miss deadline|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/platform-width-may-make-harbour-line-miss-deadline-mumbai-news/17946183|website=mid-day|access-date=17 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> Service is started as on 29 March 2018. Further extension of this line has been accepted under MUTP III till [[Borivali]].

===Kurla–Shivajinagar service===
CR has sought permission from the Railway Board to run EMUs on the Harbour line between Kurla and [[Shivajinagar Railway Station|Shivajinagar]] in [[Pune]]. The service would provide direct connectivity between [[Navi Mumbai]] and Pune, which is currently not available.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130123013153/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/pune-may-soon-have-its-first-direct-train-to-navi-mumbai/1007024/]</ref> EMUs will be modified to include six motor cars.

CR plans to use 16 coach mail/express trains to cover the 170 km distance in approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes. Stations on the line will be Kurla, Vashi, Belapur, Panvel, Karjat, Lonavla and [[Shivajinagar Railway Station|Shivajinagar]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-23/mumbai/34039724_1_pragati-express-train-services-fastest-train | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729211504/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-23/mumbai/34039724_1_pragati-express-train-services-fastest-train | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-07-29 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Central Railway plans to connect Navi Mumbai and Pune}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]]
* [[List of Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
* [[CST–Panvel Fast Corridor]]
* [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://mumbailifeline.com/index.php?sel_route=harbour Harbour line timetable (November 2016)]
*[http://www.go4mumbai.com/ All about Travelling in Mumbai, including Harbour Railway, Local Train Timetable]
*[http://www.mumbai77.com/City_Info_Guide/Harbour_TimeTable.html HARBOUR Railway local Train Timetable]

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[[Category:Rail transport in Mumbai]]
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[[Category:Transport in Navi Mumbai]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1910]]
[[Category:1910 establishments in India]]

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