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	{{Infobox mountain pass		{{Infobox mountain pass
	\| name = Thal Ghat		\| name = Thal Ghat
	\| photo = ~~Ghaut, G.I~~.~~P.Ry. (12512604193).jpg~~		\| photo = Karte Thal Ghat.png
	\| photo_caption = Thal ~~Ghat between 1855-1865~~		\| photo_caption = Thal ghat map
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	==Thul Ghat (~~Rail~~)==		==Thul Ghat (rail)==
	Thul Ghat (incline) is a series of mountain slopes in the [[Western Ghats]] traversed by the [[Bhusawal-Kalyan section\|Bhusawal-Kalyan line]]. From [[Kalyan railway station\|Kalyan]] to [[Kasara railway station\|Kasara]], the line covers a length of {{convert\|42\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} and rises to an altitude of {{convert\|948\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} above sea level at Kasara. The next section from Kasara to [[Igatpuri railway station\|Igatpuri]] is {{convert\|9.5\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from {{convert\|948\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} to {{convert\|1918\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} the gradient in the section being 1:37.<ref name=ghat>{{cite web\| url = ~~http~~://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html \|~~title~~ = ~~Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears~~\|work= James J. Berkley/ The Thal Ghat\| publisher= [[IRFCA]]\| ~~access~~-date = ~~29 March~~ 2013}}</ref> The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves. The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is {{convert\|719\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} long and {{convert\|180\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} high.<ref name=ghat/> According to [[IRFCA]], “The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure… Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world.”<ref name=ghat/>		The Thul Ghat rail section was officially opened on 1 January 1865 to [[Igatpuri\|Egutpoora]] (today, Igatpuri), precisely 4 years after the line had been extended to [[Kasara\|Kassarah]] (today, Kasara) on 1 January 1861.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Central Railway / Indian Railways Portal \|url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,1974,1979 \|access-date=2023-05-29 \|website=cr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> The Thul Ghat (incline) is a series of mountain slopes in the [[Western Ghats]] traversed by the [[Bhusawal-Kalyan section\|Bhusawal-Kalyan line]]. From [[Kalyan Junction railway station\|Kalyan]] to [[Kasara railway station\|Kasara]], the line covers a length of {{convert\|42\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} and rises to an altitude of {{convert\|948\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} above sea level at Kasara. The next section from Kasara to [[Igatpuri railway station\|Igatpuri]] is {{convert\|9.5\|mi\|km\|0\|abbr=on}} across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from {{convert\|948\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} to {{convert\|1918\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} the gradient in the section being 1:37.<ref name="ghat">{{cite web \|title=Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears \|url=https://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html \|access-date=29 March 2013 \|work=James J. Berkley/ The Thal Ghat \|publisher=[[IRFCA]] \|archive-date=1 July 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701160444/http://irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves. The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is {{convert\|719\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} long and {{convert\|180\|ft\|m\|0\|abbr=on}} high.<ref name=ghat/> According to IRFCA, “The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure… Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world.”<ref name=ghat/>

	Till early-2007 [[Direct Current]] (DC) traction was used to pull trains in this sector. On 2007-05-25, the first [[Alternating Current]] (AC) 4,800 tonne goods train was hauled through this region. The AC traction has a voltage of 25,000 volts as compared to 1,500 volts of DC. When it was under Direct Current 58 wagon trains used to be detached into two separate units, and lugged separately. Now six AC locomotives pull the entire train.<ref name="toi-1"/> Winding around the railway line is [[National Highway 3 (India)\|National Highway 3]].		Till early-2007 [[Direct Current]] (DC) traction was used to pull trains in this sector. On 2007-05-25, the first [[Alternating Current]] (AC) 4,800 tonne goods train was hauled through this region. The AC traction has a voltage of 25,000 volts as compared to 1,500 volts of DC. When it was under Direct Current 58 wagon trains used to be detached into two separate units, and lugged separately. Now six AC locomotives pull the entire train.<ref name="toi-1"/> Winding around the railway line is [[National Highway 3 (India)\|National Highway 3]].

			===Reversing station===
			There used to be reversing station on this ghat. This was later removed because of inconvenience after construction of new track.

	==Road==		==Road==
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	During much of the nineties and before, Kasara Ghat was notorious for fatal road accidents. However, since April 2009, owing to creation of separate 2-lane roads in the Ghat for each direction (under the Nashik-Mumbai Highway 4-laning project), driving through the Ghat is a breeze as head traffic is absent. In fact, the Nashik-Mumbai direction of the Ghat is something motorists might even look forward to driving on because of the flat, winding tar road.		During much of the nineties and before, Kasara Ghat was notorious for fatal road accidents. However, since April 2009, owing to creation of separate 2-lane roads in the Ghat for each direction (under the Nashik-Mumbai Highway 4-laning project), driving through the Ghat is a breeze as head traffic is absent. In fact, the Nashik-Mumbai direction of the Ghat is something motorists might even look forward to driving on because of the flat, winding tar road.

			One of India's longest road tunnels is located in Kasara. It connects [[Igatpuri]] and Kasara under the Nagpur Mumbai Super Communication Expressway (NMSCE), also known as [[Mumbai–Nagpur Expressway\|Samruddhi Mahamarg]]. The tunnel is 7.7 km long which makes it the longest road tunnel in Maharashtra. <ref>{{Cite news \|date=2022-10-15 \|title=At 7.7 km, Maharashtra's longest tunnel linking Igatpuri to Kasara on verge of completion \|work=The Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/at-7-7-km-maharashtras-longest-tunnel-linking-igatpuri-to-kasara-on-verge-of-completion/articleshow/94871834.cms \|access-date=2023-10-12 \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery class="center" widths="150" classes="center">
			File:A old GIPR bridge on the Thal Ghat.jpg
			File:Ghaut, G.I.P.Ry. (12512604193).jpg\|Thal Ghat between 1855-1865
			</gallery>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	==References==		==References==
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	\| ~~align~~=right		== External links ==
			{{commonscat\|Kasara ghat}}[https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadXMBHyDaiEzitZGoWRj7ecHaGGzkrFfHi9U7A1v9nQsNxqJJjMWHFyDI3uuWArw7Rxxa-m6S9QgZ5LrL07AfefQUDRa5Ck2hArutPKouMQf0ppkcTir6SkzBwhtSuE1z9dHMSgt_FLegY6dW1C3hss0EfDBfk1E4fx8dWeZ0_7IaIW5N-6haR2EzwFNf7mWfa7Sl0fGINfb2tpIEDAhHgrn7E5wxddyQ9xEBGesd5KC_UvThyRczo-fnFQ0zqO1depIHGd-n-YZ5Haam3-ik-_pMqs2w_AyB8kVgl5x6hiaunRY5Q An 1861 Paper on the Thul Ghat Railway, by GIPR Chief resident Engineer, James. J. Berkeley.]

			https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Thal_Ghat_Railway_Construction<nowiki/>{{external media
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	\| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_rPu0yy5o Manmad Godavari Express: Kasara to Igatpuri (Thul Ghat)]		\| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_rPu0yy5o Manmad Godavari Express: Kasara to Igatpuri (Thul Ghat)]
	\|video2= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEYbOOQ1Sc Panchvatti Express: Igatpuri to Kasara (Thul Ghat)]		\|video2= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEYbOOQ1Sc Panchvatti Express: Igatpuri to Kasara (Thul Ghat)]
	\|video3=[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2kycn_train-on-bridge-at-thull-ghat_travel#.UVVkhTeDet8 Train on bridge at Thul Ghat]		\|video3=[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2kycn_train-on-bridge-at-thull-ghat_travel#.UVVkhTeDet8 Train on bridge at Thul Ghat]
	}}		}}{{Mountain passes of India}}
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[[File:A old GIPR bridge on the Thal Ghat.jpg|thumb|]]
{{More citations needed|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox mountain pass
| name = Thal Ghat
| photo = Ghaut, G.I.P.Ry. (12512604193).jpg
| photo_caption = Thal Ghat between 1855-1865
| elevation_ref = {{convert|585|m|ft|}}
| traversed =
| location = [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| range = [[Western Ghats]]
| coordinates = {{coord|19.67|N|73.48|E|region:IN_type:pass|display=inline,title}}
| topo =
| map = India Maharashtra
| map_size =
| map_caption={{small|Location of Thal Ghat (Kasara Ghat) in Maharashtra}}
}}

'''Thal Ghat''' (also called as '''Thul Ghat''' or '''Kasara Ghat''') is a [[ghat]] section (mountain incline or slope) in the [[Western Ghats]] near the town of [[Kasara]] in [[Maharashtra]]. The Thal Ghat is located on the busy [[Mumbai]]–[[Nashik]] route,<ref name="ghatmishap">{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-29/mumbai/31886847_1_nashik-death-toll-kasara-ghat |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103103212/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-29/mumbai/31886847_1_nashik-death-toll-kasara-ghat |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 3, 2013 |title= Kasara Ghat mishap death toll rises to 6 |date=May 29, 2012 |first=Pradeep |last=Gupta |access-date= October 8, 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Mumbai, Nashik}}</ref> and is one of the four major routes, rail and road routes, leading into Mumbai. The railway line, which passes through the ghat is the steepest in [[India]] with a [[gradient]] of 1 in 37.<ref name="toi-1">{{cite news
| last = Dasgupta
| first = Devraj
| title = CR conquers Kasara ghat, runs 58-wagon goods train
| work = [[Times of India]], [[Mumbai]]
| pages = 4
| publisher = [[Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd.]]
| date = 2007-05-26
}}
</ref>

==Thul Ghat (Rail)==
Thul Ghat (incline) is a series of mountain slopes in the [[Western Ghats]] traversed by the [[Bhusawal-Kalyan section|Bhusawal-Kalyan line]]. From [[Kalyan railway station|Kalyan]] to [[Kasara railway station|Kasara]], the line covers a length of {{convert|42|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} and rises to an altitude of {{convert|948|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} above sea level at Kasara. The next section from Kasara to [[Igatpuri railway station|Igatpuri]] is {{convert|9.5|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from {{convert|948|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|1918|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} the gradient in the section being 1:37.<ref name=ghat>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/articles/eminent-railwaymen.html |title = Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears|work= James J. Berkley/ The Thal Ghat| publisher= [[IRFCA]]| access-date = 29 March 2013}}</ref> The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves. The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is {{convert|719|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|180|ft|m|0|abbr=on}} high.<ref name=ghat/> According to [[IRFCA]], “The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure… Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world.”<ref name=ghat/>

Till early-2007 [[Direct Current]] (DC) traction was used to pull trains in this sector. On 2007-05-25, the first [[Alternating Current]] (AC) 4,800 tonne goods train was hauled through this region. The AC traction has a voltage of 25,000 volts as compared to 1,500 volts of DC. When it was under Direct Current 58 wagon trains used to be detached into two separate units, and lugged separately. Now six AC locomotives pull the entire train.<ref name="toi-1"/> Winding around the railway line is [[National Highway 3 (India)|National Highway 3]].

==Road==
{{Routemap
|title = Thal Ghat
|collapse = <includeonly>yes</includeonly>
|map=
~~ Legend:
STRq ~~ ~~ [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line|Railway]]
RP2q ~~ ~~ [[National Highway 160 (India)|NH 160]]
|map2=
~~km~~
\\\CONTg grey\\vCONTg\\\CONTg~~to [[Mumbai]]
\\\RP2t\\vHST\\\~~[[Kasara]]
\\\RP2\\vTUNNEL2\\\
\\RP2+l\RP2new\RP2+r\tvSTRa\\\
\\RP2l\RP2+r\RP2l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2+r\\
\RP2+l\RP2q\RP2rf\RP2+l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2rf\\
\RP2l\RP2+r\\RP2\tvSTRe\\\
\\RP2\\RP2\tvSTRa\\\
\\RP2\\RP2l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2+r\\
\\RP2\\RP2+l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2rf\\
\\RP2\RP2+l\RP2rf\tvSTRe\\\
\RP2+l\RP2rf\RP2\\hvSTR\\\~~Thal ghat Viaduct
RP2+l\RP2rf\\RP2l\RP2+r\tvSTRa\\\
RP2l\RP2+r\\\RP2l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2+r\\
\RP2l\RP2+r\\RP2+l\tvSKRZ-G2h\RP2rf\\
\\RP2l\RP2sew\RP2rf\tvSTRe\\\
\\\RP2\\vSTR\\\
\\\RP2\\vTUNNEL2\\\
\\\RP2\\vTUNNEL2\\\
\\\RP2t\\vHST\\\~~[[Igatpuri]]
\\\CONTf grey\\vCONTf\\\CONTf~~to [[Nashik]]
}}

During much of the nineties and before, Kasara Ghat was notorious for fatal road accidents. However, since April 2009, owing to creation of separate 2-lane roads in the Ghat for each direction (under the Nashik-Mumbai Highway 4-laning project), driving through the Ghat is a breeze as head traffic is absent. In fact, the Nashik-Mumbai direction of the Ghat is something motorists might even look forward to driving on because of the flat, winding tar road.

==See also==
* [[Bhor Ghat]]

==References==
{{commonscat|Kasara ghat}}
{{external media
| align=right
| video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My_rPu0yy5o Manmad Godavari Express: Kasara to Igatpuri (Thul Ghat)]
|video2= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtEYbOOQ1Sc Panchvatti Express: Igatpuri to Kasara (Thul Ghat)]
|video3=[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2kycn_train-on-bridge-at-thull-ghat_travel#.UVVkhTeDet8 Train on bridge at Thul Ghat]
}}
{{reflist}}

{{Mountain passes of India}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasara Ghat}}
[[Category:Mountain passes of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rail mountain passes of India]]
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Western Ghats]]

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