Matunga railway station
Not to be confused with Matunga Road railway station.
Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 19°01′N 72°30′E / 19.02°N 72.50°ECoordinates: 19°01′N 72°30′E / 19.02°N 72.50°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Line | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | Central Railways | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1865 | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Matunga Location within Mumbai |
Matunga is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It should not be confused with the nearby Matunga Road railway station on the Western Line.
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Matunga platformboard
History
The Carriage Repair Workshop was built in 1915 in the area between the tracks of the Western and Central Lines.[1] It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway.[1] It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.[1] In 2011 it had 7719 staff.[1]
The neighbouring station of Matunga Road experienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mechanical Department - Matunga Workshop". Central Railway. 19 August 2011.
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