Matunga railway station

Not to be confused withMatunga Road railway station.

Matungais a railway station on the Central line of theMumbai Suburban Railwaynetwork. It should not be confused with the nearbyMatunga Road railway stationon 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.

Matunga
Indian RailwaysandMumbai Suburban Railwaystation
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
Status	Active
Station code	MTN
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1 October 1883
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Dadar towardsChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central line Sion towardsKasaraorKhopoli
Route map 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 Junction Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral Junction toMatheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Bhiwandi Road toPanvel Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloje Panchnand toKarjat Mumbra Navde Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel to Harbour line Thane Creek Somatne Thane Rasayani Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjur Marg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 toVersova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha LTT toKonkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line toGoregaon Western line toDahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Western line toChurchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT
Location Matunga Location within Mumbai

Events

Mumbai Division ofCentral Railwayin 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.

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.It was set up as a repair workshop for coaches and wagons of theGreat Indian Peninsula Railway.It now carries out Periodical Overhaul (POH) and heavy corrosion repairs of main line and EMU coaches; in 2009/10 it attended 3182 coaches.In 2011 it had 7,719 staff.

The neighbouring station of Matunga Road station onWestern Railwayexperienced terrorist bombings in 1993 and 2006 which were often described as being at "Matunga station".