**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Railways has announced major capacity enhancement works for the Mumbai Suburban Rail Network. Procurement is underway for automatic door systems in 238 new trains to improve safety. Additionally, new train stoppages are being provided at Palghar to improve passenger convenience, with effect from the dates specified within the document.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Automatic Door Systems:**
* Procurement is underway for automatic door systems in 238 new trains.
* **New Stoppages at Palghar:**
* 22955/22956 Bandra(T)-Bhuj Kutch Express will stop at Palghar (w.e.f. 17th May, 2025).
* 12489/12490 Sri Ganganagar-Dadar Express will stop at Palghar (w.e.f. 18th May, 2025).
* 22927/22928 Bandra(T)-Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express will stop at Saphale station near Palghar (w.e.f. 04.09.2025).
* **Train Service Frequency:**
* Palghar Station is served by 104 train services (46 Mail/Express, 16 Passenger, 42 Suburban). The list of trains serving Palghar is provided.
* Boisar Station is served by 99 train services (41 Mail/Express, 16 Passenger, 42 Suburban). The list of trains serving Boisar is provided.
**Impact Analysis**
**Passengers**
* **Impact**: Enhanced safety due to automatic door systems and increased convenience due to new stoppages at Palghar, and a better service frequency from Palghar and Boisar station.
* **Action Required**: Review train schedules and plan travel accordingly.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Railways : The primary government body responsible for the railway network enhancements described in the document.
Mumbai Suburban Rail Network : The area and system directly affected by the capacity enhancement works.
Palghar : A location where new train stoppages are being provided to facilitate passengers.
Ashwini Vaishnaw : The Union Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology.
Boisar : A location where train stoppages are being provided to facilitate passengers.
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Ministry of Railways
Major Capacity Enhancement Works Underway
For Mumbai Suburban Rail Network: Ashwini
Vaishnaw
Procurement Underway for Automatic Door Systems in 238
New Trains to Boost Mumbai Rail Safety
New Train Stoppages Provided at Palghar to Facilitate
Passengers in Mumbai Suburban
Palghar Station Served by 104 Train Services Including 46
Mail/Express, 16 Passenger & 42 Suburban Services
Boisar Station Served by 99 Train Services Including 41
Mail/Express, 16 Passenger & 42 Suburban Services
प्रव तथ: 17 DEC 2025 2:13PM by PIB Delhi
To facilitate the passengers of Palghar, stoppages of the following trains have been
provided at Palghar in the recent past:
1. 22955/22956 Bandra(T)-Bhuj Kutch Express (w.e.f. 17th May, 2025)
2. 12489/12490 Sri Ganganagar-Dadar Express (w.e.f. 18th May, 2025)
Similarly, stoppage of 22927/22928 Bandra(T)-Ahmedabad Lokshakti Express at
Saphalestation(located near Palghar) has also been provided w.e.f. 04.09.2025.
मुंबई म कै पेसटी इंज करने के लए बहुत सार काम कए जा रह ह। अभी 238 नई गाड़य म
ऑटोमैटक डोर ोजग सस्टम के ोोरमट का काम चल रहा ह। सेी को ान म रखकर
ैकल सॉूशन नकालन े पर फोकस ह: माननीय रल मंी ी @AshwiniVaishnaw जी pic.twit
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— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) December 17, 2025Presently, Palghar and Boisar stations are served by 104 (including 46 Mail/Express, 16
Passenger and 42 Suburban services) and 99 (including 41 Mail/Express, 16 Passengerand 42 Suburban services) train services respectively. These are listed below:
Trains serving Palghar:
SN Train No. Name of Train
1 12471/12472 Bandra (T) – SMVD Katra Swaraj Express
2 12489/12490 Sri Ganganagar – Dadar Express
3 12901 Dadar – Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail Express
4 12921/12922 Mumbai Central – Surat Flying Rani Express
5 12979/12980 Bandra (T) – Jaipur Express
6 12995/12996 Bandra (T) – Ajmer Express
7 14707/14708 Hanumangarh – Dadar Ranakpur Express
8 16209/16210 Ajmer – Mysuru Express
9 19001/19002 Virar – Surat Express
10 19003/19004 Dadar – BhusavalKhandesh Express
11 19015/19016 Dadar – Porbandar Saurashtra Express
12 19019/19020 Bandra(T) – Haridwar Dehradun Express
13 19101/19102 Virar – Bharuch/Surat Express
14 19217/19218 Bandra (T) – Veraval Saurashtra Janta Express
15 19417/19418 Borivali – Vatva/Ahmedabad Express16 19425/19426 Borivali – Nandurbar Express
17 20483/20484 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Dadar Express
18 20909/20910 Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) – Porbandar
Express
19 22659/22660 Thiruvananthapuram North (Kochuveli) – Yog Nagari
Rishikesh Superfast Express
20 22919/22920 Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Humsafar Express
21 22927/22928 Bandra (T) – Ahmedabad Lok Shakti Express
22 22945/22946 Mumbai Central – Okha Saurashtra Mail
23 22954 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Gujarat Express
24 22955/22956 Bandra (T) – Bhuj Kutch Express
25 59023/59024 Mumbai Central – Valsad Passenger
26 59039/59040 Virar – Valsad Passenger/Vapi – Mumbai Central
Passenger
27 59045/59046 Mumbai Central – Vapi/Valsad – Virar Passenger
28 61001/61002 Boisar – Vasai Road -Dombivali MEMU
29 69139/69140 Borivali – Valsad/Surat – Virar MEMU
30 69143/69144 Virar – Sanjan MEMU
31 69161/69164 Panvel – Dahanu Road MEMU32 69173/69174 Virar – Dahanu Road - Borivali MEMU
33 93001/93002 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
34 93003/93004 Virar – Dahanu Road –Churchgate Suburban
35 93005/93006 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
36 93007/93008 Churchgate – Dahanu Road Suburban
37 93009/93010 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Borivali Suburban
38 93011/93012 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
39 93013/93014 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
40 93015/93016 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
41 93017/93018 Borivali – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
42 93019/93020 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
43 93021/93022 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
44 93023/93024 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
45 93025/93026 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
46 93027/93028 Virar – Dahanu Road – Dadar Suburban
47 93029/93030 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
48 93031/93032 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban49 93033/93034 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
50 93035/93036 Dadar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
51 93037/93038 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
52 93039/93040 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
53 93041/93042 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
Trains serving Boisar:
SN Train No Train Name
1 12935/12936 Bandra (T) – Surat Express
2 16311/16312 Shri Ganganagar – Thiruvananthapuram North
(Kochuveli) Express
3 16333/16334 Veraval – Thiruvananthapuram Central Express
4 16335/16336 Gandhidham – Nagercoil Express
5 16337/16338 Okha - Ernakulam Express
6 16587/16588 Yesvantpur – Bikaner Express
7 19001/19002 Virar – Surat Express
8 19015/19016 Dadar-Porbandar Saurashtra Express
9 19037/19038 Bandra (T)-Barauni Avadh Express
10 19101/19102 Virar – Bharuch/Surat Express11 19417/19418 Borivali – Vatva/Ahmedabad Express
12 19425/19426 Borivali – Nandurbar Express
13 19577/19578 Tirunelveli-Jamnagar Express
14 20921/20922 Bandra (T) – Lucknow Express
15 20931/20932 Thiruvananthapuram North(Kochuveli)– Indore
Express
16 20953/20954 Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Express
17 20967/20968 Secunderabad – Porbandar Express
18 22193/22194 Daund – Gwalior Express
19 22917/22918 Bandra (T)-Haridwar Express
20 22927 Ahmedabad – Bandra (T) Lok Shakti Express
21 22953/22954 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Gujarat Express
22 59023/59024 Mumbai Central – Valsad Passenger
23 59039/59040 Virar – Valsad/Vapi – Mumbai Central Passenger
24 59045/59046 Mumbai Central – Vapi/Valsad – Virar Passenger
25 61001/61002 Boisar – Vasai Road/Domvivali MEMU
26 69139/69140 Borivali – Valsad/Surat – Virar MEMU
27 69143/69144 Virar – Sanjan MEMU28 69161/69164 Panvel – Dahanu Road MEMU
29 69173/69174 Virar – Dahanu Road – Borivali MEMU
30 93001/93002 Virar – Dahanu Road - Churchgate Suburban
31 93003/93004 Virar – Dahanu Road– Churchgate Suburban
32 93005/93006 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
33 93007/93008 Churchgate – Dahanu Road Suburban
34 93009/93010 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Borivali Suburban
35 93011/93012 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
36 93013/93014 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
37 93015/93016 Churchgate – Dahanu Road - Virar Suburban
38 93017/93018 Borivali – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
39 93019/93020 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
40 93021/93022 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
41 93023/93024 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
42 93025/93026 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
43 93027/93028 Virar – Dahanu Road - Dadar Suburban
44 93029/93030 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban45 93031/93032 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
46 93033/93034 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
47 93035/93036 Dadar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
48 93037/93038 Virar – Dahanu Road – Churchgate Suburban
49 93039/93040 Virar – Dahanu Road Suburban
50 93041/93042 Churchgate – Dahanu Road – Virar Suburban
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information &
Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a
reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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