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. As per the Limca Book of Records 2018, Matunga is the first railway station in India in suburban category to be completely staffed by women.[1]

Matunga
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates	19.027414°N 72.850163°E / 19.027414; 72.850163
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1865[citation needed]
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Dadar towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central line Sion towards Kasara or Khopoli
Route map Legend to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Junction Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Junction Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloja to Karjat Junction Mumbra Navade Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel Harbour line Thane Creek Somtane Thane Rasayani Harbour line & Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjurmarg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Andheri Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi (Elphinstone Road) Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CST
Location
Matunga Location within Mumbai

Events

Mumbai Division of Central Railway in July 2017 posted a total of 41 women staffers, including 17 booking clerks, 6 Railway Protection Force personnel, 8 ticket checkers, 5 point persons, 2 announcers and 2 cleaners working under the supervision of station manager Mrs. Mamta Kulkarni, making them eligible for the entry in Limca Book as first all-women station. Incidentally Mamta Kulkarni is first Assistant Station Manager to be recruited on Mumbai Division of Central Railway in 1992.[2]

Workshop

The Matunga Carriage Repair Workshop located just next to the railway station was built in 1915 in the area between the tracks of the Western and Central Lines.[3] It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.[3] It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.[3] In 2011 it had 7,719 staff.[3]

The neighbouring station of Matunga Road station on Western Railway experienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".

References

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