Thane - Turbhe - Vashi - Nerul Railway Line: Fact Sheet
A presentation by Rajan Mathew
The Thane-Vashi line has finally been commissioned on 09th November 2004 after years of anticipation. A special train for Vashi was flagged off by the Union Railway Minister, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav and Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh from Koparkhairane station at 5 pm.
A few FAST FACTS about the project
1. The project directly links Thane and Navi Mumbai, and is set up at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 403.39 crore, shared between CIDCO (City
and Industrial Development Corporation - a Govt. of Maharashtra Undertaking) and the Indian Railways in the ratio of 2:1.
2. Five new stations on the route - Airoli, Rabale, Ghansoli, Koparkhairane and
Turbhe. Rabale station remains to be completed and will be commissioned by the
end of 2005.
3. Out of the 47 bridges in the 18.5 km section, six are major and 41 are minor
bridges.
4. For the present, 12 trains (6 pairs) will ply on this line - six in the
morning and six in the evening.
5. The trains will ply along a 18.5 km route through Vashi, Sanpada, Turbhe,
Kopar Khairne, Ghansoli, Rabale and Airoli, to Thane. The project also aims to
connect Thane to Nerul via Turbhe. This phase of the project should be completed
within the a year of its commissioning.
6. Each station has special ramps for the Physically Challenged using a
wheelchair.
TIMINGS - Updated 26-Jan-2009
Thane to Vashi
• 6.43 am • 8.05 am • 9.22 am • 10.36 am • 11.52 am • 1.08 pm • 2.30 pm • 3:54 pm • 5:08 pm • 6:29 pm • 7:45 pm • 9:04 pm • 10:33 pm
Dep TNA 2250 Arr VSH 2323 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Thane to Nerul/Panvel
Dep TNA 0755 Arr NEU 0827 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 0805 Arr PNVL 0900 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 0914 Arr NEU 0946 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1015 Arr NEU 1047 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1030 Arr NEU 1102 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1150 Arr NEU 1222 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1215 Arr NEU 1247 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1322 Arr NEU 1354 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1400 Arr NEU 1432 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1454 Arr NEU 1526 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1530 Arr NEU 1602 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1615 Arr NEU 1647 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1650 Arr NEU 1722 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1750 Arr PNVL 1844 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1820 Arr NEU 1852 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1940 Arr NEU 2012 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 1958 Arr NEU 2030 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep TNA 2100 Arr NEU 2132 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Vashi to Thane
• 6.05 am • 7.29 am • 8.43 am • 9.58 am • 11.14 am • 12.30 pm • 1.54 pm • 3.08 pm • 4.30 pm • 5.46 pm • 7.07 pm • 8.26 pm • 9.55 pm
Dep VSH 0720 Arr TNA 0748 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Panvel/Nerul to Thane
Dep NEU 0835 Arr TNA 0907 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep PNVL 0916 Arr TNA 1013 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1001 Arr TNA 1033 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1110 Arr TNA 1142 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1128 Arr TNA 1200 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1238 Arr TNA 1310 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1300 Arr TNA 1332 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1443 Arr TNA 1515 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1410 Arr TNA 1442 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1534 Arr TNA 1606 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1610 Arr TNA 1642 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1703 Arr TNA 1735 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1737 Arr TNA 1809 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 1900 Arr TNA 1932 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep PNVL 1851 Arr TNA 1946 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 2020 Arr TNA 2052 Effective 26-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 2038 Arr TNA 2110 Effective 10-Jan-2009
Dep NEU 2140 Arr TNA 2212 Effective 26-Jan-2009
TIMINGS - On Inauguration of Service
TRAVEL TIME - At Commissioning
Thane 0, Airoli 10, Rabale (Will open later), Ghansoli 19, Koparkhairane 23,
Turbhe 30, Sanpada 35, Vashi 40
Vashi 0, Sanpada 04, Turbhe 09, Koparkhairane 16, Ghansoli 20, Rabale (Will open in Phase II) Airoli 29, Thane 40
| TIMETABLE (UP): VASHI - SANPADA - TURBHE - KOPARKHAIRANE - GHANSOLI - AIROLI - THANE |
| |
TV2 |
TV4 |
TV6 |
TV8 |
TV10 |
TV12 |
| VASHI |
0640 |
0820 |
1000 |
1610 |
1750 |
1930 |
| SANPADA |
0644 |
0824 |
1004 |
1614 |
1754 |
1934 |
| TURBHE |
0649 |
0829 |
1009 |
1619 |
1759 |
1939 |
| KOPARKHAIRANE |
0656 |
0836 |
1016 |
1626 |
1806 |
1946 |
| GHANSOLI |
0700 |
0840 |
1020 |
1630 |
1810 |
1950 |
| AIROLI |
0709 |
0849 |
1029 |
1639 |
1819 |
1959 |
| THANE |
0720 |
0900 |
1040 |
1650 |
1830 |
2010 |
| TIMETABLE (DN): THANE - AIROLI - GHANSOLI - KOPARKHAIRANE - TURBHE - SANPADA - VASHI |
| |
TV1 |
TV3 |
TV5 |
TV7 |
TV9 |
TV11 |
| THANE |
0730 |
0910 |
1050 |
1700 |
1840 |
2020 |
| AIROLI |
0740 |
0920 |
1100 |
1710 |
1850 |
2030 |
| GHANSOLI |
0749 |
0929 |
1109 |
1719 |
1859 |
2039 |
| KOPARKHAIRANE |
0753 |
0933 |
1113 |
1723 |
1903 |
2043 |
| TURBHE |
0800 |
0940 |
1120 |
1730 |
1910 |
2050 |
| SANPADA |
0805 |
0945 |
1125 |
1735 |
1915 |
2055 |
| VASHI |
0810 |
0950 |
1130 |
1740 |
1920 |
2100 |
DISTANCES
DISTANCE FROM MUMBAI CST (Via Thane)
Thane 34,
Airoli 39,
Rabale (Will open later) 41.5,
Ghansoli 44,
Koparkhairane 46,
Turbhe 49,
Sanpada 51,
Vashi 52
Exact Distances & Station Codes from THANE
AIRL 05.77,
RABE -----,
GNSL 10.57,
KPHN 12.08,
TUH 15.25,
SNPD 17.35,
VSH 18.60
Chargeable Distances from VASHI
SNPD 2,
TUH 4,
KPHN 7,
GNSL 8,
RABE 11,
AIRL 13,
TNA 19
FARES
II Class Ordinary Ex
Thane
To Airoli 7,
To Rabale/Ghansoli/Koparkhairane 9,
To Turbhe/Sanpada 10,
To Vashi 11
OPERATIONS
The Thane - Turbhe Sanpada - Vashi section is double line, with both tracks
operational. At present, only only one 9 coach rake has been made
available for the service. The rake is a SNPD (Sanpada Car Shed) Rake - 1500 V
Serial No 712-715. this section, as with the rest of CR is DC right now. This is
not a brand new rake (but was polished up for the occassion), but in good
shape. This one rake works the schedule, based at the VASHI siding.
The train to Thane has the board "THANE (HARBOUR)" and the Code is TH (although no indicators are operational yet). AFAIK, VASHI remains the same (VASHI - V)
Information from an official CR circular
Booked Speed 54 KMPH,
Max Speed 60 KMPH
For the first one or two months, the railways will run just 12 services a day —
three from Vashi in the morning, three from Thane in the morning and similarly
three each from Vashi and Thane in the evenings too. The present train schedules were decided after a thorough study of passenger requirements and traffic. If the need (for more trains) is found to be strong after two or three months, the railways will implement changes.
MY EXPERIENCE
Travel essentially was a very pleasent experience with refreshing station
designs. The stations are aesthetically excellent and contemporary in design
even moreso compared to the older counterparts of Vashi, Nerul or Belapur.
Except for Turbhe (since the entire structure falls under one dome), the bulk of the construction for only TWO platforms (one line) has been completed. The final plan will allow for 4 platforms (two lines).
LINKS TO PHOTO GALLERY - ALL PHOTOS BY RAJAN MATHEW
1. Turbhe
2. Koparkhairane
3. Ghansoli
4. Rabale
5. Airoli
LINK TO NAVI MUMBAI MAPS (From various sources)
Navi Mumbai Maps
RECENT LINKS
1. MID-DAY - Metro Mulund
Thane-Vashi peak hour train restarted - Rashmi Rajput - November 19, 2005
http://web.mid-day.com/metro/mulund/2005/november/123763.htm
BIBLIOGRAPHY (or LINKS)
1. REDIFF - News Specials
Navi Mumbai's Newest Stations (Photographs:
Jewella C Miranda)
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/nov/11sld1.htm
2. MID-DAY Metro Vashi : November 12, 2004
We're on track! - The metro Team
http://web.mid-day.com/metro/vashi/2004/november/96771.htm
3. TIMES NEWS NETWORK - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2004
Dream run: Thane-Vashi rail route launch just a week away - GOURI SHAH
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/913976.cms
4. DEEPIKA GLOBAL - Mumbai, Nov 9, 2004
Thane-Turbhe-Vashi line inaugurated - UNI
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/archives/ENG3_sub.asp?newsdate=11/10/2004&ccode=ENG3&hcode=80495
5. EXPRESSINDIA Mumbai Newsline - Thursday , November 04, 2004
Now, a train from Thane to Vashi - FROM NOVEMBER 9, 12 TRAINS WILL RUN DURING
RUSH HOUR
- Express News Service
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=105720
6. TIMES NEWS NETWORK - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 08, 2004
Bogey Woogie: Vashi-Thane belt gets four new stations - GOURI SHAH
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/915200.cms
7. EXPRESSINDIA Mumbai Newsline (Express News Service) - Mumbai, November 10, 2004
After two-month delay, Thane-Vashi train departs: Long-awaited service rolls
onto rails amid big smiles
- Nadia Menezes
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=106387
8. MID-DAY - November 8, 2004
Thane-Vashi Rly line inauguration on Tue - PTI
http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/november/96582.htm
9. MID-DAY - October 19, 2004
Thane-Vashi rail route set on right track - Binoo Nair
http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/october/95060.htm
10. TIMES NEWS NETWORK - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2004
Navi Mumbai-Thane rail project to boost industry, real estate - GOURI SHAH
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/922677.cms
11. MID-DAY - November 18, 2004
Vashi is only 35 minutes away now - Rajendra Aklekar
http://ww1.mid-day.com/metro/thane/2004/november/97332.htm
12. MID-DAY - November 18, 2004
'More trains on new Thane-Vashi route' - Renu Ojha
http://ww1.mid-day.com/metro/thane/2004/november/97333.htm
13. MID-DAY - November 19, 2004
'More trains on Vashi-Thane route needed' - Renu Ojha
http://ww1.mid-day.com/metro/vashi/2004/november/97424.htm
14. MID-DAY - November 19, 2004
Rabale residents feel left out - Rajendra Aklekar
http://ww1.mid-day.com/metro/vashi/2004/november/97423.htm
15. IRSUGGESTIONS.org DISCUSSIONS
Thane Vashi Railway Inauguration
http://www.irsuggestions.org/asplistthread1.asp?Id=98639
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