Matunga railway station
 माटुंगा | |||||||||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 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[citation needed] | ||||||||||
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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.
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
- ^ a b c d "Mechanical Department - Matunga Workshop". Central Railway. 19 August 2011.