Kalyan Junction railway station

Kalyan Junction
कल्याण जंक्शन
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates 19°14′07″N 73°07′50″E / 19.23525°N 73.1305°E / 19.23525; 73.1305
Elevation 8.840 metres (29.00 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways, Central Railways, Maharashtra
Line(s) Central Line
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
Mumbai-Chennai line
Bhusawal-Kalyan section
Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Platforms 08
Construction
Structure type Standard, on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Station code KYN
Fare zone Central Railways
Electrified Yes
Traffic
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

Kalyan Junction 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 north-east of Mumbai. It is the third busiest station on Mumbai Suburban Railway after Thane and Andheri, where all mail and express trains halt, and there is a demand to upgrade the station into an integrated railway terminal as Mumbai CST is already saturated to its limits.

Platforms

There are 8 platforms at Kalyan station. The platforms are 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Platform number 1 and 1A are for Kalyan-originating slow/semi-slow 'UP'(towards Mumbai CST) Local Trains.
Platform 2 and 3 are used for 'UP' and 'DOWN'(towards ambarnath, badlapur, karjat, kasara, titwala, khopoli) slow trains.
Platform 4 is used for 'DOWN' Local Trains only.
Platforms 5 and 6 are used for 'UP' as well as 'DOWN' trains slow/fast Trains.
Platform 7 for 'UP' fast Local Trains only.
Intercity, express trains, long distance trains arrive at Platforms 4,5,6,7 only.

Facilities

Escalators

After Thane railway station had escalators installed on two of its platforms, Kalyan station got its first escalator on platform No.1.

Waiting Rooms

Waiting Rooms are available on platform Nos. 4&5 of with and without air condition. There is a separate 'ladies-only' waiting room on platform 4.

Canteen and Snacks corner

Canteen is available on the long distance trains platform 4&5. snacks corners can be located on the entire length of the platforms.

Sheds

The Kalyan Electric Loco Shed and Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed are also located nearby. They are two of the most important loco sheds in CR and are the lone shed serving Mumbai region. Kalyan ELS holds both AC as well as DC locos and is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos. The locos of Kalyan ELS and DLS are - WDM 2, WDM-2A, WDM 3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG 4, WDG4D, WDP4D, WAG-5, WAG-7, WAG 9, WCAM 1, WCAM 2/2P, WCAM 3, WCAG-1, WCM-6. In future Kalyan ELS is also expected to home pure AC locos like WAP 4/WAP 5/WAP 7.

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