Kalyan Junction railway station

Kalyan Junction railway station is a major railway junction station on the central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 54 km (34 mi) north-east of Mumbai. It is the 4th busiest railway junction in India.


Kalyan Junction
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates19.23525°N 73.1305°E / 19.23525; 73.1305
Elevation8.840 metres (29.00 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
Line(s)Central line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Mumbai–Chennai line
Bhusawal–Kalyan section
Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Platforms8
Tracks9
ConnectionsAuto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKYN
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
360,000/day
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Central Line
North-east branch
toward Kasara
Central Line
South-east branch
toward Khopoli
Location
Kalyan Junction
Location within Maharashtra

Infrastructure

There are 8 platforms at Kalyan station. Platform 2&3, 4&5 and 6&7 share a common platform base. Platform 4,5,6,7 serves for Express trains. Platform 5 serves for all Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus-bound Fast local trains where Platform 4 serves for all Khopoli/Kasara bound Fast local trains.[1] Majority of trains towards Nashik side from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus stops at platform no. 4.

Platform 1 and Platform 1A are dedicated to local trains that start from Kalyan and go to CSMT.

Loco Sheds

The Kalyan Electric Loco Shed and Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed are also located nearby. They are the lone sheds serving Mumbai region.

1991 Train bomb blast

On November 8, 1991, a bomb exploded on a train when it reached Kalyan railway station. Twelve people were killed and 65 injured in the explosion. Ravinder Singh alias Bittu who was linked to the Babbar Khalsa, a Sikh militant organization was convicted in the case.[2][3][4]

References
  1. Kalyan Jn IndiaRailInfo
  2. "Kalyan 1991 train blast: SIT to probe convict's activities since he jumped parole in 2007". The Indian Express. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. Sehgal, Manjeet (17 August 2016). "1991 Mumbai blast convict arrested from Phagwara". India Today. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Ravinder Singh @ Bittu vs The State Of Maharashtra on 30 April, 2002".
  • Kalyan travel guide from Wikivoyage
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