Virar railway station

Virar (station code: VR) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It used to be the only railway station connecting Mumbai to other northern stations like Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu.


Virar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
LocationVirar
Coordinates19.4553°N 72.8120°E / 19.4553; 72.8120
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line
Platforms8
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
Station codeVR
Fare zoneWestern Railway
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Virar
Location within India
Virar
Virar (Maharashtra)

An outpost of Mumbai, Virar is connected with the mainland by electric train since 1925.

Station layout

All station design by Rupesh Kumar of ICT 5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 3T & 4T are constructed a few meters north of platform 2 & handle the local trains travelling between Dahanu Road and Virar. Platform no. 1 at Virar is constructed approximately 200 meters South of Platform 2 similar to platform 3 at Borivali.

Platforms 2 & 3 are terminal platforms and handle the local trains moving in the up direction. It can handle only 12-coach rakes Platform 4–5 & 3T handle outstation trains that have a halt at Virar along with the local trains to and fro Dahanu. It can handle 22-coach rakes. Platform 1 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Virar. It can handle 15-car rakes.

To the south of the station is a modern yard built in 2013 for EMU maintenance.

  • Virar railway station – Stationboard
  • Virar railway station – Platformboard
  • Virar railway station – Overview
  • Outside Virar coaching depot


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