Kasara railway station explained

Kasara
Type: Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Line:Central Line
Structure:On-Ground
Elevation:308.42m (1,011.88feet)
Platform:04
Tracks:10
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:KSRA
N (local)
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:Central Railways
Map Type:India#Maharashtra
Map Dot Label:Kasara
Coordinates:19.6483°N 73.4731°W
Map State:collapsed

Kasara (station code: KSRA/N for North (local)) is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the final stop in the north-east sector of the Central Line.

Background

Kasara was called Kassarah during the British Raj. For outstation trains, it is a technical halt, where bankers (generally WAG-5 or WAG-7) are attached behind the trains to enable it to cross the tough and high gradient Kasara Ghat. Earlier the station was electrified with a DC 1.5 kV traction system, but on 19 February 2006, it was changed to an AC 25 kV 50 Hz system.

Services

It takes up to 162 minutes for slow local suburban trains to reach Kasara from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus whereas the fast locals take 136 mins.[1]

Connections

MSRTC BUS and Shared taxis to, Jawahar, Mokhada, Rajur, and Akole are also available from the station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Train Time Table Between mumbai_cst and kasara(12:00 am to 1:00 am). Transport for Mumbai. 2 June 2018.