Mumbra railway station

Mumbra मुंब्रा
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location	Mumbra, Thane district
Coordinates	19°11′25″N 73°01′22″E / 19.19021°N 73.02279°E
Elevation	5.75 metres (18.9 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line
Platforms	02
Tracks	2
Other information
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1865
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station Kalwa toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line Main Line Diva toward Kalyan
Location
Mumbra Location within Mumbai

Mumbra is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

It got its name from the Mumbadevi temple located on the hill near to the station.

Most of the fast locals coming from Kalyan or from Mumbai bypass through the Parsik Tunnel which is 1.3 km in length and it was once the third largest tunnel of Asia. This tunnel lies on the fast track and has one entry and one exit point in Mumbra. It is the first railway tunnel that was built in India and is more than hundred years old, by the British Empire. It is in the Sahyadri Ranges of Maharashtra and those hills are known as Parsik Hills.

Mumbra railway station - Overview

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