Vasai Road railway station
Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Vasai | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°22′57″N 72°49′56″E / 19.38238°N 72.83216°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line, Central Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 08 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | BSR | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Western Railways | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Gallery
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Vasai Road platformboard
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WAG 9 at Vasai Road Station - Platform 6