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| name         = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Matunga
| name = Matunga
| type          = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] and [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| style = Indian Railways
| image         = Matunga stationboard.jpg
| image = Matunga stationboard.jpg
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| coordinates   = {{Coord|19.027414|N|72.850163|E|type:railwaystation|display=inline}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.027414|N|72.850163|E|type:railwaystation|display=inline}}
| line         = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]]
| line = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]]
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| structure     = Standard on-ground station
| structure = Standard on-ground station
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| opened       = 1865{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}
| opened = 1 October 1883<ref name ="IRFCA" />
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| electrified   =  
| status = Active
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| electrified = Yes
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| owned         = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| code = MTN
| zone         = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]  
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
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| map_type = Mumbai
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| map_dot_label = Matunga
| map_dot_label = Matunga
| route_map     = {{MSR Central line}}
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==Workshop==
==Workshop==
The Matunga Carriage Repair Workshop located just next to the railway station was built in 1915 in the area between the tracks of the Western and Central Lines.<ref name=workshop>{{cite web | url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,287,389,677,684 | title=  Mechanical Department – Matunga Workshop | publisher=Central Railway | date=19 August 2011}}</ref> It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].<ref name=workshop /> It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.<ref name=workshop/> In 2011 it had 7,719 staff.<ref name=workshop/>
The Matunga Carriage Repair Workshop located just next to the railway station was built in 1915 in the area between the tracks of the Western and Central Lines.<ref name=workshop>{{cite web| url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,287,389,677,684| title=  Mechanical Department – Matunga Workshop| publisher=Central Railway| date=19 August 2011}}</ref> It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].<ref name=workshop /> It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.<ref name=workshop/> In 2011 it had 7,719 staff.<ref name=workshop/>


The neighbouring station of Matunga Road station on [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] experienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".
The neighbouring station of Matunga Road station on [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] experienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".


==References==
==References==
<ref name="IRFCA">{{cite web |title=[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=www.irfca.org}}</ref>
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1865]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1865]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Mumbai City district]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Mumbai City district]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]

Latest revision as of 03:02, 30 September 2024


Matunga
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates19°01′39″N 72°51′01″E / 19.027414°N 72.850163°E / 19.027414; 72.850163
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMTN
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1 October 1883[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
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Location
Matunga is located in Mumbai
Matunga
Matunga
Location within Mumbai

Matunga is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It should not be confused with the nearby Matunga Road railway station on the Western Line. As per the Limca Book of Records 2018, Matunga is the first railway station in India in suburban category to be completely staffed by women.[2]

Events[edit | edit source]

Mumbai Division of Central Railway in July 2017 posted a total of 41 women staffers, including 17 booking clerks, 6 Railway Protection Force personnel, 8 ticket checkers, 5 point persons, 2 announcers and 2 cleaners working under the supervision of station manager Mrs. Mamta Kulkarni, making them eligible for the entry in Limca Book as first all-women station. Incidentally Mamta Kulkarni is first Assistant Station Manager to be recruited on Mumbai Division of Central Railway in 1992.[3]

Workshop[edit | edit source]

The Matunga Carriage Repair Workshop located just next to the railway station was built in 1915 in the area between the tracks of the Western and Central Lines.[4] It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.[4] It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.[4] In 2011 it had 7,719 staff.[4]

The neighbouring station of Matunga Road station on Western Railway experienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".

References[edit | edit source]

[1]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. "Matunga Railway Station Becomes First In India To Hire Only Women, Enters Record Book". Mid-Day. Mid-Day. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Matunga Railway Station enters Limca Book of Records 2018". Press Information Bureau, India. PIB, India. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Mechanical Department – Matunga Workshop". Central Railway. 19 August 2011.