Present
Western Railway headquarters in Mumbai's Churchgate station and serves the entire state of Gujarat, some portions of Western Madhya Pradesh, and coastal Maharashtra. The Western coast of India served by Western Railway has a number of ports, most important among them being Kandla, Hajira, Surat, Okha, Porbandar, Bhavnagar in Gujarat state and Mumbai in Maharashtra. Electric Multiple Units (EMUs) ply between Churchgate and Virar (64 km) and is projected to extend the service till Dahanu Road, while Mainline Electrical Multiple Units (MEMUs) service the section beyond Virar till Dahanu Road (60 km). EMUs are of 9 car, 12 car or 15 car rakes and are differentiated as slow and fast locals. Slow trains halt at all stations, while fast ones halt at important stations only and are preferable over longer distances. The first electric train on this section was introduced in 1928 between Churchgate and Borivali.
The gauge-wise kilometrage of Western Railways at present, is as under:
| Gauge | Length |
|---|---|
| Broad Gauge | 4,305 km |
| Metre Gauge | 4,838 km |
| Narrow Gauge | 877 km |
| Total | 10,020 km |
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