Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)

Western line
Western line
Overview
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India; Palghar district, Maharashtra, India
Termini	Churchgate (south); Dahanu Road (north);
Stations	39
Website	Western Railways
Service
System	Mumbai Suburban Railway
Operator(s)	Western Railway zone
Depot(s)	Virar, Kandivli, Mumbai Central
Rolling stock	Jessop, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier, Medha
Daily ridership	2.657 million (2022-23)
Ridership	969.805 million (annual; 2022-23)
History
Opened	12 April 1867
Technical
Line length	123.78 km (76.91 mi)
Character	At grade
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Electrification	25,000 V AC through overhead catenary
Route map
Route map
	Harbour line
	to Wadala Road
	Central line
	to Thane
	Central line
	to Mumbai CSMT

The Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is an Indian public transit system serving Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra. It consists of 37 stations from Dahanu Road to Churchgate railway station. It is operated by Western Railways (WR). The entire line is at grade.

Trains are differentiated as slow and fast locals. Slow trains stop at all stations, while fast ones stop at main stations only and are preferable over longer distances. Trains usually start from and terminate at main stations. The section from Churchgate to Virar is a Quadruple track. An EMU car shed has been built between Nallasopara and Virar which is the largest car shed in both India and Asia. A repair shop for EMUs is situated at Mahalaxmi. There are also EMU car sheds at Mumbai Central and Kandivli. A new EMU car shed at Vangaon has been proposed to support the growing number of local trains to Dahanu Road after the quadrupling project is finished.