Mumbra railway station

Mumbra
General information
LocationMumbra, Thane district
Coordinates19°10′36″N 73°01′20″E / 19.176667°N 73.02222°E / 19.176667; 73.02222
Elevation5.75 metres (18.9 ft)
System Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
LineCentral Line
Platforms4
Tracks4
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMBQ
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1865
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Kalwa
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
 Central line Diva Junction
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
Mumbra
Location within Mumbai

Mumbra is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network of Central Railway in Thane district, Maharashtra.[1][2] The station code is MBQ.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Mumbra (MBQ) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Mumbra Train Accident Exposes Underlying Issues Beyond Overcrowding". The Wire. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Mumbra Railway Station Map/Atlas CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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