Bhiwandi railway station
Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°17′48″N 73°03′47″E / 19.296664°N 73.063121°ECoordinates: 19°17′48″N 73°03′47″E / 19.296664°N 73.063121°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Central Line | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | Central Railways | ||||||||||
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Bhiwandi Road Location within Mumbai |
Bhiwandi is a railway station on the Vasai Road - Diva - Panvel route of the Central Line, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. In order to go to the central line people have to take the Vasai-Diva train. After getting off at Diva, people have to change the trains.
The Bhiwandi station lies on the Vasai-Diva corridor, between the Western line and Central line. An EMU service runs from Diwa to Vasai. Many mail trains make a stop here including trivandrum rajdhani. Recently computerised reservation service was installed at this station, before which people had to go to Kalyan to get tickets.
There is a necessity for a suburban rail line for Bhiwandi. The Metro Rail Corporation plans to connect the Thane-Kalyan line through Bhiwandi.[1]
References
- ↑ Rajya Sabha, Synopsis of Debates (Special Mentions IV) Archived 11 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
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