Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station

Chakala (J.B.Nagar)

चकाला (जे.बी.नगर)

metro station

Location

JB Nagar, Andheri (East), Mumbai

Coordinates

19°06′43″N 72°52′04″E / 19.112045°N 72.867696°E

Owned by

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)

Operated by

Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)

Platforms

Tracks

Construction

Structure type

Elevated

Platform levels

Parking

History

Opened

8 June 2014

Electrified

Yes

Services

Preceding station		Mumbai Metro		Following station
Western Express Highway toward Versova		Line 1		Airport Road toward Ghatkopar

Chakala (J.B.Nagar) is a metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro serving the JB Nagar neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.^[1]

Chakala metro station

Chakala station is located 1.5–2 km away from the Chakala neighbourhood of Andheri. The station is close to the JB Nagar bus stop. Local residents opposed the current name and held protest marches demanding that the station be named JB Nagar station.^[2]

Legislator Krishna Hegde stated that it would be difficult to change the name at this point, and suggested the name be changed to Chakala (J B Nagar) in the interim. UPS Madan stated, "The Chakala issue is being processed. It requires an amendment in the notification by the Union ministry of urban development. No corrections are required in case of other stations." Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) stated on 8 March 2014 that to date no official request to change the name had been received.^[3]

Upon the metro line being commissioned for passengers, the BEST launched a special bus service Metro Pheri 1 which brings commuters from a distance to the closest of the three metro stations it serves. It runs from SEEPZ and via the B cross road arrives at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station runs parallel to the metro line alongside Andheri Kurla Road touching Airport Road metro station and Marol Naka metro station then via Marol Maroshi Road back to SEEPZ.

Metro Pheri 1 route map

References

Mumbai Metro stations

Line 1	Versova D.N. Nagar Azad Nagar Andheri Western Express Highway Chakala Airport Road Marol Naka Saki Naka Asalpha Jagruti Nagar Ghatkopar

Line 3	Cuffe Parade Vidhan Bhavan Churchgate Hutatma Chowk Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Kalbadevi Girgaon Grant Road Mumbai Central Mahalaxmi Science Museum Acharya Atrey Chowk Worli Siddhivinayak Dadar Shitladevi Temple Dharavi Bandra Vidyanagri Santacruz CSIA Domestic Sahar Road CSIA International Marol MIDC SEEPZ

The stations in italics are planned/under construction.

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