Dadar railway station

Dadar दादर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location	Dadar
Coordinates	19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E
Elevation	6.610 metres (21.69 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line Western Line Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section
Platforms	14
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	DR (Central Line), DDR (Western Line)
Fare zone	Central Railways, Western Railways
History
Opened	1968
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	5,00,000/Day
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Elphinstone Road toward Churchgate Western Line Matunga Road toward Dahanu Road Parel toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line Main Line Matunga toward Kalyan
Location
Dadar Location within Mumbai

Dadar is a railway station on the Western and Central Lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and having terminals on both sides. The Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge.^[1] The station's location on two rail lines makes it a transit point for passengers.

Platforms 5 and 6 on the Western Line cater to outstation trains, local trains terminating at Dadar, and the 15-car local trains. On the Central Railway side, Dadar station caters to both Central Railway Suburban trains and outstation trains. There is a separate terminus for outstation trains which terminate at Dadar on the Central side called Dadar Terminus.

Ceasing long-distance trains

In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long distance train services terminating at Dadar within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12. As of now, Dadar station receives more than 500,000 visitors daily.

Trains at Dadar Station

Trains originating at Dadar

Western Railways

Train No.	Train name	Destination	Frequency	Departure
12959	Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express	Bhuj	W S	00:05
12989	Dadar Ajmer Express	Ajmer	M T S	14:35
12490	Dadar Bikaner Superfast Express	Bikaner	S W	14:35

Central Railways

Train No.	Train name	Destination	Frequency	Departure
11003	Dadar Sawantwadi Road Rajya Rani Express	Sawantvadi Road	S M T W T F S	00:05
12051	Dadar Madgaon JanShatabdi Express	Madgaon	S M T W T F S	05:25
12071	Aurangabad Jan Shatabdi Express	Aurangabad	S M T W T F S	14:00
12163	Dadar Chennai Egmore Express	Chennai Egmore	S M T W T F S	20:30
22629	Dadar Tirunelveli Express (via Konkan Railway)	Tirunelveli	F	20:40
11021	Chalukya Express	Tirunelveli	T W S	21:30
11005	Chalukya Express	Puducherry	S M F	21:30
11005	Sharavati Express	Mysore	T	21:30
12131	Sainagar Shirdi Express	Shirdi	M W S	21:45

Trains halting at Dadar

Some of the trains which pass through Dadar:

1. 10111/12 Konkan Kanya Express
2. 11007/08 Deccan Express
3. 11019/20 Konark Express
4. 11027/28 Chennai Mail
5. 11093/94 Mahanagari Express
6. 11301/02 Udyan Express
7. 11401/02 Nandigram Express
8. 12105/06 Vidarbha Express
9. 12111/12 Amravati Express
10. 12115/16 Siddheshwar Express
11. 12123/24 Deccan Queen
12. 12127/28 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express
13. 12137/38 Punjab Mail
14. 12139/40 Sewagram Express
15. 12187/88 Jabalpur – Mumbai Garibrath Express
16. 12489/90 Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express
17. 12809/10 Howrah Mumbai Mail
18. 12859/60 Gitanjali Express
19. 12901/02 Gujarat Mail
20. 12903/04 Golden Temple Mail
21. 12927/28 Vadodara Express
22. 16381/82 Kanyakumari Mumbai Express
23. 17411/12 Mahalaxmi Express
24. 19005/06 Saurashtra Mail
25. 19023/24 Firozpur Janata Express
26. 19215/16 Saurashtra Express
27. 22105/06 Indrayani Express
28. 22107/08 Latur Express
29. 51033/34 Shirdi Fast Passenger

Gallery

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  Dadar Terminus - Platform 5 entrance

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  Dadar stationboard

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  Dadar Terminus entrance

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  Dadar platformboard

References

1. Sitaram, Mewati (21 September 2014). "Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?". Daily News and Analysis (Mumbai). Retrieved Jun 2, 2015.