Dadar railway station

Dadar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Lakhamsi Nappu Road, Dadar, Mumbai
Coordinates 19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E / 19.0184; 72.8432Coordinates: 19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E / 19.0184; 72.8432
Elevation 6.610 metres (21.69 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section
Western Line
Platforms 8
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code DR (Central Line)
Fare zone Central Railways & Western Railways
History
Opened 1968 (1968)
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers (2016-17) 211,888[1] (Daily)
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
toward Churchgate
Western Line
Main Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Dadar
Location within Mumbai
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
 Dahanu Road
 Vangaon
 Boisar
 Umroli
 Palghar
 Kelve Road
 Saphale
Vaitarna River
 Vaitarna
 Virar
 Nala Sopara
 Vasai Road
Central line and Konkan Railway
 Naigaon
Vasai Creek
 Bhayandar
 Mira Road
 Dahisar
 Borivali
 Kandivali
 Malad
planned extension to Borivali
Goregaon
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Andheri
Line 1
 Vile Parle
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
 Santacruz
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
 Khar Road
Bandra
Mithi River
 Mahim
Harbour line
 Matunga Road
Central line
 Dadar
planned
Monorail
Prabhadevi
Parel
Central line
 Lower Parel
 Mahalaxmi
Line 3
 Mumbai Central
Line 3
 Grant Road
Line 3
 Charni Road
 Marine Lines
 Churchgate
Line 3
 Colaba/Backbay

Dadar railway station is one of the major railway stations in Mumbai City district, Maharashtra. Its code is DR. It serves Dadar area of Mumbai city. The station consists of 8 platforms.It is one of the most important and one of the busiest stations in Mumbai.

Dadar Central station lies on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dadar is also a terminal for long distance trains as well as Mumbai Locals.

Background

The Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge.[2]

Lines

The station's location on two rail lines viz., Western line and Central line makes it a transit point for passengers.

Operations

On the Central Railway side, Dadar station caters to both Central Railway Suburban trains and outstation trains. There is a separate terminus for outstation trains which terminate at Dadar on the Central side called Dadar Terminus.

In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long distance train services terminating at Dadar within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12. As of now, Dadar station receives more than 500,000 visitors daily.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/its-not-getting-any-better-despite-metro-and-monorail-mumbai-local-trains-getting-more-overcrowded/18155192
  2. ↑ Sitaram, Mewati (21 September 2014). "Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved Jun 2, 2015.

Dadar Western railway station

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