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{{Short description|Railway terminus in Mumbai, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2013}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br>Lokmanya Tilak Terminus <hr />{{small|Kurla Terminus}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] terminus
| style = Indian Railways
| image = New-Lokmanya-Tilak-Terminus.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = New terminal building at LTT
| address = Pipeline Road, [[Kurla]], [[Mumbai]], Maharashtra
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.07|72.89|display=inline|name=Lokmanya Tilak Terminus|dim:100}}
| elevation = {{convert|7|m}}
| line =
| other = [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] {{rint|bus}} buses, taxi stand, prepaid auto service
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 5<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20110718201107180309164856a649975/Busy-Kurla-terminus-to-get-bigger.html|title=Busy Kurla terminus to get bigger|work=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|date=18 July 2011|access-date=2 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003090611/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/2/20110718201107180309164856a649975/Busy-Kurla-terminus-to-get-bigger.html|archive-date=3 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| tracks = 23
| entrances =
| parking = Available
| opened = 1991
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 25 kV 50 Hz AC
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LTT
| zone = [[Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Mumbai CR}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Central Railway zone]]
| status = Functional
| former = Kurla Terminus
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| mapframe =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
| map_type = Mumbai#Maharashtra#India
| map_caption =
}}
'''Lokmanya Tilak Terminus''' (also known by its former name '''Kurla Terminus''', station code: '''LTT''') is a [[railhead]] and a major railway terminus in the [[Kurla]] suburb of [[Mumbai]], India. LTT is managed by the [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]. The {{stnlnk|Kurla}} and {{stnlnk|Tilak Nagar}} suburban railway stations are located nearby. It is one of the five railway terminals within Mumbai, the others being [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]], {{stnlnk|Dadar}} on the [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central line]], and {{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}} and [[Bandra Terminus]] on the [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]].

==History==
In 1996, the [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC) approved a proposal to rename the Kurla Terminus station after [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak|Lokmanya Tilak]], a popular leader of the [[Indian independence movement]], and forwarded it to the Union Government through the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/99jan11/national.htm#8
| title = Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
| work = Daily Excelsior
| access-date = 2007-11-18
}}</ref> Then Union Home Minister [[Lal Krishna Advani]] approved the proposal in 1999, at the request of [[Ram Naik]], the then Minister of State of Railway.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990110/01050125.html
| title = Advani clears Kurla terminus renaming
| work = [[The Indian Express]]
| date = 10 January 1999
| access-date = 2007-11-18
}}</ref> After the decision was announced, [[Gurudas Kamat]], the Lok Sabha member from Mumbai North-East, met L. K. Advani and submitted a memorandum asking that the terminus be renamed after [[Babasaheb Ambedkar]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990113/01350515.html
| title = Kamat demands renaming of Kurla station after Dr Ambedkar
| work = [[The Indian Express]]
| date = 13 January 1999
| access-date = 2007-11-18
}}</ref>

In 2003, [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] (CR) decided to expand LTT to take on more rail traffic, as the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]] (CSMT) had reached its saturation point, and was unable to handle any more express trains.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-04-19/mumbai/27286579_1_kurla-taxi-service-taxi-system
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018213500/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-04-19/mumbai/27286579_1_kurla-taxi-service-taxi-system
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 18 October 2012
| title = Kurla terminus will be expanded soon
| work=[[The Times of India]]
| date = 19 April 2003
| access-date = 2007-11-18
}}</ref> In 2006, the Mumbai division of CR cleared the designs for the construction of a swanky station complex to replace the dilapidated terminus complex.<ref name="ToI_makeover">{{cite news
| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-27/mumbai/27822382_1_kurla-station-building-new-station
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121018213455/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-27/mumbai/27822382_1_kurla-station-building-new-station
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 18 October 2012
| title = Makeover for Kurla terminus
| work=[[The Times of India]]
| date = 26 November 2006
| access-date = 2007-11-18
| first1=Devraj
| last1=Dasgupta
}}</ref> The new station complex design was prepared by the architect P. K. Das. The [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA) also agreed to construct a ramp from LTT to the flyover to be built nearby, as part of the [[Santa Cruz–Chembur Link Road]] (SCLR).<ref name="ToI_makeover"/> The revamped LTT was inaugurated on 16 April 2013 by Railway Minister [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]. The revamp of the terminus took three years. The new station complex was built on 50,000 sq meter land and has a 3,300 sq meter [[concourse]].

In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long-distance train services at [[Dadar Terminus]] within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to LTT by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from 5 to 12. CR plans to introduce connectivity with other modes of transport as well as build a mall, multi-story parking, escalators, restaurants, food courts, better signage and indicators, budget hotels and an aesthetically pleasing exterior and interior. The project will be implemented in [[public–private partnership]] (PPP) mode and is expected to cost {{INR}}50–60 billion. The project will be executed by the Railway Land Development Authority on the 20 acres of land that CR possesses around LTT.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130126051913/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-17/mumbai/34523927_1_long-distance-trains-dadar-ltt Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to replace Dadar as outstation hub]# ''Times of India'' (2012-10-17). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.</ref>

==Accessibility==
LTT is located in the middle of two suburban railway stations, Tilak Nagar and Kurla, on the [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour line]]. It is easily accessible through {{stnlnk|Tilak Nagar}} as a direct overhead bridge is made to LTT from Tilak Nagar. A share rickshaw service is available from {{stnlnk|Kurla}} to LTT via level crossing. The average opening of the level crossing gate is 20 minutes.

===Dormitories===
Air-conditioned dormitories were inaugurated at LTT on 16 April 2013 by then Railway Minister [[Pawan Kumar Bansal]]. The dorm at LTT is a 24-bed AC dorm exclusively for women.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dormitories for women at CST, LTT get good response | work=Indian Express | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dormitories-for-women-at-cst-ltt-get-good-response/1104668/ | date=19 April 2013 | access-date=24 September 2014}}</ref>

===Rainwater harvesting===
Central Railway (CR) completed the installation of a [[rainwater harvesting]] system at LTT in October 2012. The system cost {{INRConvert|1|m}} and will conserve 700,000 liters of water, which is approximately 40% of the station's daily water requirement. The rainwater harvesting project will help in the percolation of water into the subsoil, which will reduce flooding in the vicinity during the monsoon. The project involved constructing a 2 km trench and filling it with crushed stones.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130928103754/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-22/mumbai/34652469_1_cr-chief-public-relations-central-railway-signal-failures Central Railway rain plan to wash flooding away at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus] ''Times of India'' (2012-10-22). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Lokmanya Tilak Terminus}}
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/466 Departures from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus]

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[[Category:1991 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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