Central Line
The Central Line in Mumbai consists of 3 major corridors, which bifurcate as they run into suburban satellite towns. Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central Railway run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Kalyan (54 km), from where it bifurcates into two lines — one running up to Kasara (67 km) in the north-east and the other running up to Khopoli (61 km) in the south-east.
These two corridors constitute the ‘Main’ Line. The Central main line shares two stations with the Western line at Parel and Dadar. They consist of a fleet of DC as well as dual-powered EMUs. The major car sheds on this line are at Kurla and Kalwa. There are fast and slow locals here for suburban service. Slow locals halt at every station, while fast locals halts vary between Byculla, Dadar, Kurla, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund, Thane, Dombivali and Kalyan. All services plying beyond Kalyan run slow.
Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations. Abbreviations used for these train sources/destinations are as follows (in alphabetical order):
| Abbreviation | Station name |
|---|---|
| A | Ambernath |
| AN | Asangaon |
| BL | Badlapur |
| BN | Bhandup |
| C | Kurla |
| D | Dadar |
| DI | Dombivali |
| G | Ghatkopar |
| K | Kalyan |
| KP | Khopoli |
| N | Kasara |
| S | Karjat |
| ST | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| T | Thane |
| TL | Titwala |
