Dadar railway station
Dadar railway station (station code: D (Western)/DR (Central), DDR (mainline)) is one of the major railway stations in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It serves the Dadar area of Mumbai city. The station consists of eight platforms. It is one of the most important and busiest railway stations in Mumbai.
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Lakhamsi Nappu Road, Dadar, Mumbai | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.0184°N 72.8432°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 6.610 metres (21.69 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Line Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section Western Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 15 (8-Central, 7-Western) | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | DR (Central Line) D (Western Line) DDR (mainline) | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Central Railways & Western Railways | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1968 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2016-17) | 211,888[1] (Daily) | |||||||||||||||
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Dadar station lies on both the Western Line, and the Central Line as "Dadar (Central)", connected by multiple walkways and bridges. Dadar is also a terminal for Indian Railways, as well as the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 a Jawan Canteen was established in the station to serve Indian soldiers. The Canteen was conducted by Wadala Junior Chambers (Founder- Gangaram Joshi), under the guidance of Nanik Rupani, who was the President at that time.[2][3]
Background
The Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge.[4]
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.
Gallery
Dadar Terminus - Platform 5 entrance
Dadar stationboard
Dadar Terminus entrance
Dadar platformboard
See also
References
- Rao, Shashank (12 April 2017). "It's not getting any better! Despite metro and monorail, Mumbai local trains getting more overcrowded". Mid-Day.com.
- Haidar, Suhasini (8 April 2017). "The long healing of 1971". The Hindu.
- Taggar, Rajinder (10 October 2016). "India, Pakistan not telling truth: Dayal Singh". The Times of India. TNN.
- Sitaram, Mewati (21 September 2014). "Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 2 June 2015.