Vasai Road railway station

Vasai Road
वसई रोड
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Vasai
Coordinates 19°22′57″N 72°49′56″E / 19.38238°N 72.83216°E / 19.38238; 72.83216
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line, Central Line
Platforms 08
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code BSR
Fare zone Western Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station  
Mumbai Suburban Railway
  Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
TerminusCentral Railway
toward Panvel
Location
Vasai Road
Location within Maharashtra

Vasai Road Junction is a railway station on the Western line and Vasai Road - Diva - Panvel - Roha route of the Central Line, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Vasai is a historical suburban town north of Mumbai and it is located in Palghar district. It is a much modern part of Vasai Taluka. It is a part of the new Vasai-Virar City.

Station layout

6 of the 7 platforms at Vasai Road are laid out side by side. Platform no. 1 at Vasai Road is constructed approximately 500 meters South of Platform 2 similar to platform 8 at Borivali. Vasai Road is an important cross over point between Western & Central railways in Mumbai as trains from Konkan region & Pune cross over to the Western Line here.

Platforms 2 - 5 handle the local trains in the up & down directions. Platform 6 & 7 handle outstation trains that have a halt at Vasai Road.They also handle two Rajdhani Express trains. Platform 1 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Vasai Road. Also platform 6 and 7 holds freight train for going towards diva.

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