Lokmanya Tilak Terminus

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kurla Terminus
Indian Railwaysterminus
New terminal building at LTT
General information
Location	Pipeline Road,Kurla,Mumbai,Maharashtra India
Coordinates	19.07°N 72.89°E/19.07; 72.89(Lokmanya Tilak Terminus)
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway zone
Platforms	7
Tracks	23
Connections	BESTbuses, taxi stand, prepaid auto service
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	LTT
Zone(s)	Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Mumbai CR
History
Opened	1991
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC
Previous names	Kurla Terminus
Location Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Location within Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Maharashtra) Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (India)

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus(also known by its former nameKurla Terminus,station code: LTT) is arailheadand a major railway terminus in theKurlasuburb ofMumbai,India. LTT is managed by theCentral Railway.TheKurlaandTilak Nagarsuburban railway stations are located nearby. It is one of the five railway terminals within Mumbai, the others beingChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus,Dadaron theCentral line,andMumbai CentralandBandra Terminuson theWestern line.

History

In 1996, theBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC) approved a proposal to rename the Kurla Terminus station afterLokmanya Tilak,a popular leader of theIndian independence movement,and forwarded it to the Union Government through theGovernment of Maharashtra.Then Union Home MinisterLal Krishna Advaniapproved the proposal in 1999, at the request ofRam Naik,the then Minister of State of Railway.After the decision was announced,Gurudas Kamat,the Lok Sabha member from Mumbai North-East, met L. K. Advani and submitted a memorandum asking that the terminus be renamed afterBabasaheb Ambedkar. In the first phase, two platformfaces, with 6000sq m of platform shelter, 3 stabling lines, 2 pit lines loco shed and station building with 2300 sq. m area etc. are to be provided at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.95 crores. Major portion of work in Phase-I is proposed to be completed in 1989, subject to clearance of a High Court case and removal of hutments (encroachments).

In 2003,Central Railway(CR) decided to expand LTT to take on more rail traffic, as theChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus(CSMT) had reached its saturation point, and was unable to handle any more express trains.In 2006, the Mumbai division of CR cleared the designs for the construction of a swanky station complex to replace the dilapidated terminus complex.The new station complex design was prepared by the architect P. K. Das. TheMumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) also agreed to construct a ramp from LTT to the flyover to be built nearby, as part of theSanta Cruz–Chembur Link Road(SCLR).The revamped LTT was inaugurated on 16 April 2013 by Railway MinisterPawan Kumar Bansal.The revamp of the terminus took three years. The new station complex was built on 50,000 sq meter land and has a 3,300 sq meterconcourse.

In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long-distance train services atDadar Terminuswithin 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to LTT by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from 5 to 12. CR plans to introduce connectivity with other modes of transport as well as build a mall, multi-story parking, escalators, restaurants, food courts, better signage and indicators, budget hotels and an aesthetically pleasing exterior and interior. The project will be implemented inpublic–private partnership(PPP) mode and is expected to cost₹50–60 billion. The project will be executed by the Railway Land Development Authority on the 20 acres of land that CR possesses around LTT.

Accessibility

LTT is located in the middle of two suburban railway stations, Tilak Nagar and Kurla, on theHarbour line.It is easily accessible throughTilak Nagaras a direct overhead bridge is made to LTT from Tilak Nagar. A share rickshaw service is available fromKurlato LTT via level crossing. The average opening of the level crossing gate is 20 minutes.

Dormitories

Air-conditioned dormitories were inaugurated at LTT on 16 April 2013 by then Railway MinisterPawan Kumar Bansal.The dorm at LTT is a 24-bed AC dorm exclusively for women.

Rainwater harvesting

Central Railway (CR) completed the installation of arainwater harvestingsystem at LTT in October 2012. The system cost₹1 million(US$12,000) and will conserve 700,000 liters of water, which is approximately 40% of the station's daily water requirement. The rainwater harvesting project will help in the percolation of water into the subsoil, which will reduce flooding in the vicinity during the monsoon. The project involved constructing a 2 km trench and filling it with crushed stones.

External links

• Departures from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus