16-742: Prabhadevi railway station is a Railway station junction which connects the Central line to Parel of Mumbai Suburban Railway . It serves the area of Prabhadevi in Mumbai , India. This railway station has two platforms which are of only slow trains halt. Prabhadevi railway stations are a set of one of the busiest stations on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Over 15.6 million passenger's journey originates from either of these stations, earning ₹ 78 lakh (US$ 93,000) yearly, due to offices being situated around these railway stations. The railway station on
32-620: Is a census town in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra . The town is on the busy Mumbai – Nashik route, which is one of the four major routes that lead into Mumbai. Kasara is served by a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway , and is the final stop in the north-east sector of the Central Line and important railway station. That is for abbreviation for Kasara Local
48-588: Is at grade. It has section of quadruple track starting from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and ends at Kasara , Roha , Uran and Khopoli in Maharashtra. The Central line in Mumbai consists of three major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central Railway run from CSMT to Kalyan Junction (55 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines – one running up to Kasara (67 km) in
64-587: Is set as "N" means North side Local's Last Station. Town is also known for the winding Thal Ghat or better known as Kasara Ghats . 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 Samruddhi Mahamarg . The tunnel is 7.7kms long which makes it the longest road tunnel in Maharashtra. As of 2011 India census , Kasara had
80-520: The Prabhadevi side was inaugurated in 1867 which was named Elphinstone Road railway station (with station code EPR) after John, 13th Lord Elphinstone , the Governor of Bombay from 1853 to 1860. After Independence, there were demands from the local people for the railway station to be renamed to Prabhadevi. This renaming, from the 18th-century Prabhadevi Temple of Hindu goddess Prabhavati Devi located near
96-630: The Harbour line station of Panvel . It intersects the main line of the Central line at Diva Junction . MEMUs operate between Dahanu Road and Roha via a branch line from Diva. The first passenger train in India from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai to Thane ran on 16 April 1853 on the track laid by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway . The GIPR line was extended to Kalyan in 1854 and then on
112-594: The approval of Indian Railways Due to the super-dense crush load on this station, two foot overbridges are constructed between the southern part of the Parel side and the northern part of the Prabhadevi side for easier interchanging between these platforms. Both of them were constructed in 2018. Before that, there was only one foot overbridge that was narrower in width and older than 50 years, This created problems for commuters during peak hours. Due to this, commuters used to cross
128-448: The current 270 metres to 330 metres, in order to accommodate 15 coach trains. The total cost of the work was estimated at ₹ 37.5 million (US$ 450,000). The first 15-car service, on the Central line, departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus to Kalyan at 7:33 pm on 16 October 2012. As of March 2014, 75 rakes operate 825 services on the Central line daily, of which 809 are 12-car and 16 are 15-car services. Kasara Kasara
144-524: The first foot overbridge was reconstructed by the joint operation of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army and Indian Railways and opened on 27 February 2018, within the time span of 117 days. Whereas the second foot overbridge was newly constructed to reduce the load on the first foot overbridge and make a second interchange on this station, Opened for the public on 18 June 2018. On 29 September 2017 during
160-472: The following routes: Names in bold indicate that the station is a fast train stop as well as important terminal. † A footbridge links Parel to Prabhadevi on the Western line. The main line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway runs from CSMT to Kalyan. It then splits into two corridors one going to Khopoli and other to Kasara. The Vasai Road–Diva–Panvel line connects the Western line station of Vasai Road with
176-697: The morning rush-hour, a stampede occurred at the western side of foot overbridge on the Parel–Prabhadevi railway station. 23 people were killed, 19 injured and 39 suffered other injuries. The incident was classified as a case of an accident by the Mumbai Police. Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway) The Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. It consists of 24 stations from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ( formerly Victoria Terminus ) to Kalyan Junction . The entire line
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#1733107043674192-712: The north-east and the other running up to Khopoli (61 km) in the south-east. These two corridors constitute the 'Main' Line. The Central main line shares one station with the Western line at Dadar . They consist of a fleet of Siemens as well as Bombardier EMUs. The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalva. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Slow locals halt at every station, while fast locals halts vary between Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Diva, Dombivli and Kalyan Junction. All services plying beyond this junction run slow. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations. The Central line consists of
208-514: The north-east side to Igatpuri and the south-east side to Khopoli via Palasdari railway station at the foot of the Western Ghats in 1856. Railway electrification in India began with the first electric train, between Bombay Victoria Terminus and Kurla by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) on 3 February 1925, on 1.5 kV DC. The Kalyan–Pune section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1930. The previously used 1.5 kV DC
224-617: The station, was first proposed by Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote in 1991. The Maharashtra Legislature passed a resolution to that effect on 16 December 2016, followed by the Maharashtra Government sending a proposal for renaming the station to the Union Home Ministry which was approved on 6 May 2017. After the approval, the name of Elphinstone Road railway station was officially changed to Prabhadevi railway station on 19 July 2018. with its new station code as PBHD with
240-626: The tracks on to the adjoining platform 3 and use the FOB of that platform. This prompted the Railways to put up a fence between the platforms in order to stop commuters from crossing the tracks. This has increased the pressure on the overbridge even more and hence forced the Railways into assigning the Railway Protection Force and Home Guard to help commuters cross the bridge and prevent any stampedes and also help to approach trains. For that purpose,
256-602: Was converted to 25 kV AC on 5 May 2013 from Kalyan to Khopoli and Kalyan to Kasara. Conversion from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Thane-Kalyan section was completed on 12 January 2014. The CSMT to LTT section was converted from 1.5 kV DC to 25 kV AC on 8 June 2015. Since November 2011, all services on the Central line have been running on 12 cars. In preparation for introducing 15 car services, CR extended platforms at Byculla, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Bhandup, Mulund and Dombivli stations, from
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