The Trans-Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway connects Navi Mumbai to Thane. It is operated by Central Railway (CR). It runs from Thane to Vashi and Nerul. According to V Malgaonkar Chief PRO of the Central Railway The objective of the trans harbour line project was to reduce the load at Kurla. The line caters to the chemical industrial belt in Navi Mumbai that goes up to Thane. Services from Panvel and Nerul have also reduced the load on Vashi.
