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{{short description|Railway station in Thane, Maharashtra, India}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[Thane]]
| image = Thane station.jpg
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| address = [[Thane]], [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|19|11|10|N|72|58|33|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-MH|display=inline}}
| line = [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br /> [[Mumbai–Chennai line]] <br /> [[Konkan Railways]]
| structure = At-grade
| platform = 10
| levels = 01
| tracks = Multiple
| connections = {{rint|mumbai|suburban}} {{rint|bus}}
| parking = Yes
| website =
| opened = {{start date and age|1853|5}}
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| code = {{Indian railway code
|code = TNA
|zone = [[Central Railway zone]]
|division ={{rwd|Mumbai CR}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Central Railway zone]]
| former = Thana railway station
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| map_state = collapsed
| map_type = India#Mumbai
| map_dot_label = Thane
| services =
}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Thane
| type = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Thane station (2).jpg
| address = Thane, [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|19|11|10|N|72|58|33|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN-MH|display=inline}}
| line = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]], [[Trans-Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Trans-Harbour Line]]
| structure = At-grade
| platform = 10
| levels = 01
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| tracks = Multiple
| connections = {{rint|bus}}
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1853}}
| rebuilt =
| electrified = [[25 kV AC]] [[50 Hz]]
| code = {{Indian railway code
|code = TNA
|zone = [[Central Railway zone]]
|division ={{rwd|Mumbai CR}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railway zone]]
| former = Thana railway station
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| map_type =
| map_dot_label =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Mumbai Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Central |branch=Main Line |previous=Mulund |next=Kalwa }}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Trans-Harbour|previous= |next=Airoli}}
| route_map = {{MSR Central line}}{{MSR Trans-Harbour line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''[[Thane]]''' (formerly '''Thana''', station code: '''TNA''') is an A1 category 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 260000 people daily. More than 1,000 trains visit the station each day, including 330+ long-distance trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Thane-is-busiest-railway-station-in-Mumbai/articleshow/20129363.cms|title=Thane is busiest railway station in Mumbai|last=Mehta|first=Manthan K|date=19 May 2013|work=[[Times Internet]]|access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref> The station has ten platforms. It is the origin and destination station of all the trans-harbour suburban trains.

== 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 {{stnlnk|Bori Bunder}} (now renamed [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]]), [[Mumbai]] to [[Thane]].<ref>''Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural and Political Encyclopedia'' by Melvin Eugene Page, Penny M. Sonnenburg. [https://books.google.com/books?id=qFTHBoRvQbsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=colonialism:+An+International,+Social,+Cultural+and+Political page 135]</ref> Covering a distance of {{convert|34|km}}, it was hauled by three locomotives: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan, and carried around 400 passengers.

== Platforms ==
# – For UP Thane trains (towards [[Mumbai CSMT]])
# – For DOWN slow trains (towards [[Kalyan Junction railway station|Kalyan]])
# – For UP (towards [[Mumbai CSMT]]) and DOWN (towards [[Kalyan Junction railway station|Kalyan]]) Thane trains
# – For UP slow/fast trains (towards [[Mumbai CSMT]])
# – For DOWN fast trains / Mail-Express trains
# – For UP fast trains / Mail-Express trains
# – For DOWN Mail/Express trains (trains that arrive from LTT)
# – For UP Mail/Express trains (tains that depart to LTT)
# – For Thane – {{stnlnk|Vashi}}/{{stnlnk|Nerul}}/{{stnlnk|Panvel}} trains
# – 10A.- For Thane – {{stnlnk|Vashi}}/{{stnlnk|Nerul}}/{{stnlnk|Panvel}} trains

==See also==

* [[Timeline of Mumbai history]]

== References ==
{{Commons category|Thane railway station}}
{{reflist}}

{{Central Railway}}
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}
{{Mumbai – Suburban Railway, Central}}
{{Mumbai – Suburban Railway, Harbour}}

[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1853]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thane district]]
[[Category:Transport in Thane]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Thane]]

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