Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Sadguru Nagar, Diva, Thane district, Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°11′20″N 73°02′36″E / 19.188993°N 73.043268°ECoordinates: 19°11′20″N 73°02′36″E / 19.188993°N 73.043268°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 6.760 metres (22.18 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 08 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 10 (Quadruple Electric-Line) | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | DIVA | |||||||||||||||
Zone(s) | Central Railway | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Mumbai CR railway division | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Quadruple Electric-Line | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Central Railways | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1877 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Traffic | ||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2016-17) | 95,691 (daily) | |||||||||||||||
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Diva Junction railway station is a Junction Railway Station between Mumbra and Kopar that is situated in Maharashtra State, in India. It was opened in 1877.
This is a major junction in the Central Railway of Mumbai. One end of the Asia's one time third largest Parsik tunnel (1.3 km) built during the British Rule (1916) in India ends at Diva. The east part of Diva station is Sabe and west is Diva. It is provides access to north, western railway to DIVA-VASAI and also towards Konkan railway a DIVA- PANVEL-ROHA-towards Konkan railway.
From 18 December 2016 fast local trains halt at Diva. Few passenger trains towards Konkan railway also halt at Diva Junction. There is also demand from the local people to start Diva-CST local train, as the population of Diva is increasing rapidly. Parsik tunnel which starts at end of Thane and ends near Diva is mainly used by Fast local train skipping Mumbra and Kalwa. As of now there are 8 platforms in this station.