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Rail

Western Railway (tel: (022) 308 5555) and Central Railway (tel: (022) 265 9512) are the two companies that operate rail services from Mumbai. Western Railway services depart from Mumbai Central Station, Boman Behram Road, while the Central Railway services depart from the magnificent CST (formerly Victoria Terminus) building, on Dr D Navroji Road, at corner of St George's Road. Both stations offer basic facilities. A computerised enquiry system for arrivals and departures is available (tel: (022) 265 6565).

Rail services:
Mumbai is very well served by its railways, both for suburban and national routes. Central Railway operates 1077 services a day and Western Railway 922; they carry approximately 2.8 million and 2.6 million passengers per day respectively. Destinations include Central Railway services to Lucknow (journey time - 26 hours), Hyderabad (15 hours), Nagpur (14 hours) and Pune (3 hours 25 minutes); and Western Railway services to Jaipur (17 hours 30 minutes), Delhi (17 hours) and Ahmedabad (7 hours).
During the rush hour (0700-1100 and 1600-2100), trains are extremely crowded and best avoided.

Transport to the city:
Both stations are centrally located; taxis are readily available outside.



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