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.

For other uses, see Dadar (disambiguation).

Dadar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
LocationLakhamsi Nappu Road, Dadar, Mumbai
Coordinates19.0184°N 72.8432°E / 19.0184; 72.8432
Elevation6.610 metres (21.69 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section
Western Line
Platforms15 (8-Central, 7-Western)
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
Station codeDR (Central Line)
D (Western Line)
DDR (mainline)
Fare zoneCentral Railways & Western Railways
History
Opened1968 (1968)
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers (2016-17)211,888[1] (Daily)
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Parel-Elphinstone
Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
Parel-Elphinstone
toward Churchgate
Western Line
Main Line
Matunga Road
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
 Nallasopara
 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
Sahar Airport
 Santacruz
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 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.

  • Dadar Terminus - Platform 5 entrance
  • Dadar stationboard
  • Dadar Terminus entrance
  • Dadar platformboard
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See also

References
  1. Rao, Shashank (12 April 2017). "It's not getting any better! Despite metro and monorail, Mumbai local trains getting more overcrowded". Mid-Day.com.
  2. Haidar, Suhasini (8 April 2017). "The long healing of 1971". The Hindu.
  3. Taggar, Rajinder (10 October 2016). "India, Pakistan not telling truth: Dayal Singh". The Times of India. TNN.
  4. Sitaram, Mewati (21 September 2014). "Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved 2 June 2015.


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