Khar Road railway station
Khar Road (station code: KHAR) is a railway station on the Western Line and the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, in the Khar suburb. It is close to the Bandra Terminus for upcountry trains.
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 19.068598°N 72.840042°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line, Harbour Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | KHAR | |||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railways | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 July 1924 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Passengers | 85,000 (2014) | |||||||||||||||
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The name of the station is derived from the name of the koli village Khar-Danda, near the Arabian Sea. Danda is a home to fishermen. Now a link will connect from Khar Danda to Bandra - Versova Sea Link.
Mumbai 03-2016 06 Khar Road station
Khar Road
On 11 July 2006, Khar Road was affected by the Mumbai train bombings.[1][2][3]
References
- "Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: Five get death, seven sentenced to life". Livemint. 30 September 2015.
- "7/11 Mumbai blasts: Five get death, seven get life imprisonment". The Economic Times. 1 October 2015.
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