Kalyan Junction railway station

Kalyan Junction
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	19.23525°N 73.1305°E / 19.23525; 73.1305
Elevation	8.840 metres (29.00 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railways
Line(s)	Central line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Mumbai–Chennai line Bhusawal–Kalyan section Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Platforms	8
Tracks	9
Connections	Auto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KYN
Zone(s)	Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Mumbai CR
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
360,000/day
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Thakurli toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line North-east branch Shahad toward Kasara Central Line South-east branch Vithalwadi toward Khopoli
Route map to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Junction Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Junction Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloja to Karjat Junction Mumbra Navade Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel Harbour line Thane Creek Somtane Thane Rasayani Harbour line & Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjurmarg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Andheri Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar File:Mumbai MonoRail Logo.svg planned Monorail Prabhadevi (Elphinstone Road) Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CST
Location
Kalyan Junction Location within Maharashtra

Kalyan Junction railway station is a major railway junction station on the central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 54 km (34 mi) north-east of Mumbai. It come under top 10 busiest railway junction in India. Unfortunately one of the important railway project of Kalyan Viz Kalyan-Ahmednagar Railway project could not take off.Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project was in planning stage during british regime.post independance, the PECT survey of this project was announced in 1970 with estimated cost of 58.93 crs. This report is not located at Railway Board and headquarter or field unit. Hence fresh survey was conducted in 1999 and report submitted in 2000 with estimated cost of 772 crs with negative ROR (-0.55%). Railway board shelved this project on 1st may 2000. However it was again directed to update this project in 2005. Updated cost of project was 2349.71 crs. Updating of this survey was again sanctioned vide Annexure A demand no. 2 0f 13-14 blue book. Survey report submitted on 25th aug 2014 with estimated cost of 6264 crs with negative ROR (-3.39%) Railway board has not taken any decision on this report. The project involved 24 stations and 17 tunnels. The longest tunnel wasof 18.96 kms which was in malsjej ghat. The allignment length of kalyan Ahmednagar railway project was 184 kms. Which means it could have been shortest rote to mararthwada compared with mumbai-manmad-aurangabad-nanded route. Northern and southern marathwada regions could be connected either by kalyan-nagar-Aurangabad route or kalyan-nagar-parali-nanded route. Kalyan nagar-parali-Secunderabad route is also shorter route compared with kalyan-solapur-wadi jn.-Secunderabad route. Currently kalyan-murbad section of this project is in pink book and DPR of this section is under preparation as a separate work wirh new allignment of kalyan-ambivali-murbad.

Infrastructure

There are 8 platforms at Kalyan station. Platform 2&3, 4&5 and 6&7 share a common platform base. Platform 4,5,6,7 serves for Express trains. Platform 5 serves for all Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus-bound Fast local trains where Platform 4 serves for all Khopoli/Kasara bound Fast local trains. Majority of trains towards Nashik side from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus stops at platform no. 4.

Platform 1 and Platform 1A are dedicated to local trains that start from Kalyan and go to CSMT.

Loco Sheds

The Kalyan Electric Loco Shed and Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed are also located nearby. They are the lone sheds serving Mumbai region.

1991 Train bomb blast

On November 8, 1991, a bomb exploded on a train when it reached Kalyan railway station. Twelve people were killed and 65 injured in the explosion. Ravinder Singh alias Bittu who was linked to the Babbar Khalsa, a Sikh militant organization was convicted in the case.