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|} The Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway is a public transit system serving Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra. It consists of 36 stations from Dahanu Road to Churchgate railway station. It is operated by Western Railways (WR). The entire line is at grade. Trains are differentiated as slow and fast locals. Slow trains stop at all stations, while fast ones stop at important stations only and are preferable over longer distances. Trains usually start from and terminate at important stations. The section from Churchgate to Virar is a Quadruple track. An EMU car shed has been built between Nala Sopara and Virar which is the largest car shed in Asia. A repair shop for EMUs is situated at Mahalaxmi. There are also EMU car sheds at Mumbai Central and Kandivali. ==History== Suburban service on what is now the Western Line was offered by the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, which began running steam trains in 1867.〔(WR brings Dahanu closer to city today - Times Of India ). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕 Rakes operating on DC electricity were introduced on January 5, 1928. Sir Leslie Wilson, the then-Governor of Bombay inaugurated the line running between Colaba and Borivili at Mahalaxmi, in the presence of 700 invitees.〔(Citizens inconvenienced by Western Railway mega block ). Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2012-02-06). Retrieved on 2015-01-17.〕 The proposal to ply Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains between Dahanu and Churchgate was approved in the 2012-13 Railway Budget. In March 2013, 18 MEMU services ran between Virar and Dahanu daily.〔(Churchgate-Dahanu train by month-end - Times Of India ). Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2013-03-19). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕〔(Churchgate-Dahanu trial run a success: WR - Mumbai - DNA ). Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕 On 16 April 2013, the 160th anniversary of the Indian Railways,〔(Churchgate-Dahanu local all set to roll from Tuesday - Mumbai - DNA ). Dnaindia.com (2013-04-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕 Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal inaugurated the first EMU service between Churchgate and Dahanu Road.〔(Bansal launches train services on Dahanu-Churchgat ). Zeenews.india.com (2013-04-16). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕〔(Western Railway ). Wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕 The first Churchgate-Dahanu local was flagged off around 10:47am and arrived at Churchgate at 1:44pm. Prior to the launch of this service, EMU services on WR only ran on the 60 km stretch between Churchgate and Virar.〔(Dahanu-Churchgate local flagged off, enjoy seamless travel - Mumbai - DNA ). Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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