Thane railway station

Thane (formerly Thana, station code: TNA) is an A1 category major railway station of the Indian Railways serving the city of Thane, Located in Maharashtra, it is one of the busiest railway stations in India. As of 2013, Thane railway station handles 260000 people daily. More than 1,000 trains visit the station each day, including 330+ long-distance trains.[1] The station has ten platforms. It is the origin and destination station of all the trans-harbour suburban trains. Thane is India's first passanger railway Station along with Boribunder Railway Station.

Thane

Thana
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationThane, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates19°11′10″N 72°58′33″E
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway zone
Line(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Mumbai–Chennai line
Konkan Railways
Platforms10
TracksMultiple
Connections Bus interchange
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels01
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeTNA
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
History
OpenedMay 1853 (1853-05)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesThana railway station
Location
Thane is located in India
Thane
Thane
Location within India
Thane is located in Mumbai
Thane
Thane
Thane (Mumbai)
Thane
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationThane, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates19°11′10″N 72°58′33″E
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Central Line, Trans-Harbour Line
Platforms10
TracksMultiple
ConnectionsBus interchange
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Platform levels01
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeTNA
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
Fare zoneCentral Railway zone
History
Opened1853 (1853)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz
Previous namesThana railway station
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Mulund
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
 Central line Kalwa
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Terminus Trans-Harbour line Airoli
towards Vashi or Panvel

History

Thane railway station was the terminus for the first ever passenger train in India. On 16 April 1853, the first passenger train service was inaugurated from Bori Bunder (now renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus), Mumbai to Thane.[2] Covering a distance of 34 kilometres (21 mi), it was hauled by three locomotives: Sahib, Sindh, and Sultan, and carried around 400 passengers.

Platforms
  1. – For UP Thane trains (towards Mumbai CST)
  2. – For DOWN slow trains (towards Kalyan Junction)
  3. – For UP (towards Mumbai CST) and DOWN (towards Kalyan) Thane trains
  4. – For UP slow/fast trains (towards Mumbai CST)
  5. – For DOWN fast trains / Mail-Express trains
  6. – For UP fast trains / Mail-Express trains
  7. – For DOWN Mail/Express trains (trains that arrive from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus)
  8. – For UP Mail/Express trains (trains that depart to LTT)
  9. – For Thane – Vashi/Nerul/Panvel trains
  10. – 10A.- For Thane – Vashi/Nerul/Panvel trains

See also

References
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  1. Mehta, Manthan K (19 May 2013). "Thane is busiest railway station in Mumbai". Times Internet. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  2. Colonialism: An International, Social, Cultural and Political Encyclopedia by Melvin Eugene Page, Penny M. Sonnenburg. page 135
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