Virar railway station

Virar
विरार
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Virar
Coordinates 19°27′19″N 72°48′43″E / 19.4553°N 72.8120°E / 19.4553; 72.8120
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line
Platforms 8
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code VR
Fare zone Western Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station  
Mumbai Suburban Railway		   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Virar
Location within Maharashtra

Virar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate, the first station on the Western Line. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It is the only railway station that connects Mumbai to other northern stations like Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat, etc.

An outpost of Mumbai, Virar is connected with the mainland by electric train since 1925.

Station layout

5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 6 & 7 are constructed a few meters north of platform 1 & handle the local trains until Dahanu Road. Platform no. 8 at Virar is constructed approximately 500 meters South of Platform 1 similar to platform 8 at Borivali.

Platforms 1 - 3 handle the local trains in the up & down directions. Platform 4 & 5 handle outstation trains that have a halt at Virar. Platform 8 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Virar.

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