Dahanu Road railway station

Dahanu Road is a railway station near the town of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. It lies on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the northern limit of the Suburban network, although the track continues north to Gholvad and beyond.


Dahanu Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
LocationDahanu, Palghar district
Coordinates19°59′29.5″N 72°44′36.8″E
Elevation9.820 metres (32.22 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western line
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened17 January 1898
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western LineTerminus
Location
Dahanu Road
Location within India
Dahanu Road
Dahanu Road (Maharashtra)

History

The railway was extended as a double track from Palghar to Dahanu Road on 17 January 1898 and continued as single track up to Gholvad on 18 October 1900.[1] On 16 April 2013 Western Railway started services for Dahanu Road station i.e. Churchgate–Dahanu Local Train (EMU)

In 2002 Western Railway announced that it would extend the EMU service from Virar up to Dahanu Road.[2] On 16 April 2013 Western Railway Started Services For Dahanu Road to Churchgate Using EMU Trains.[3] In January 2012 the Vasai and Virar Municipal Corporation started litigation to force the railway to run direct services from Mumbai Churchgate to Dahanu Road, rather than making passengers change at Virar as at present. The railway replied that they did not have enough trains for through services and the tracks north of Virar were already too busy.[4] In March 2012, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced additional services on the Virar-Dahanu Road railway.[5]

  • Dahanu Road railway station – Mumbai EMU local train
  • Dahanu Road railway station – Platform board
  • Dahanu Road railway station – Station board
  • Dahanu Road railway station – View from Platform 1
  • Dahanu Road railway station – Overview
  • Dahanu Road railway station – Reservation office

Major trains

The following trains stop at Dahanu Road railway station:

Notes and references
  1. Sessional papers of the House of Commons, 50, HMSO, 1901, p. 80
  2. "Western Rly to extend services to Dahanu Road". The Times of India. 5 January 2002.
  3. http://www.amazingmaharashtra.com/2013/04/dahanu-road-locals-time-table.html Local Train Service Introduced by Western Railway on 16/04/2013
  4. "Dahanu local not possible, WR tells HC". Daily News & Analysis. Mumbai. 18 January 2012.
  5. "More suburban train services". The Hindu. New Delhi. 15 March 2012.
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