Andheri metro station

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Andheri
Mumbai Metro One station
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Andheri metro station in June 2023
General information
Location Andheri railway station, Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400069
Coordinates 19°7′14″N72°50′53″E / 19.12056°N 72.84806°E / 19.12056; 72.84806
Operated by Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)
Line(s) Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure type Elevated, Double track
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes [1]
Other information
Station codeAND
History
Opened8 June 2014;9 years ago (2014-06-08)
Passengers
202386,218 [2]
Rank2 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Logo of Mumbai Metro Line 1.png Mumbai Metro One Following station
Azad Nagar
towards Versova
Line 1 Western Express Highway
towards Ghatkopar
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Vile Parle
towards Churchgate
Western line
transfer at Andheri
Jogeshwari
towards Dahanu Road
Vile Parle Harbour line
transfer at Andheri
Jogeshwari
towards Goregaon
Location
Andheri metro station

Andheri (Officially known as LIC of India Andheri) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014. [3] After Ghatkopar, Andheri is the busiest station on Line 1, with a daily passenger traffic of 72,125 in February 2017. [4]

Contents

The Andheri station is connected with the Andheri railway station's foot-over bridge through a skywalk. [5] [6] [7] MMOPL later built a shorter connector that reduced the time taken by commuters to switch systems. [8]

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Metro rake approaching Andheri station
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Andheri – Platform board

Like other Line 1 stations, the interior walls of Andheri station are embellished with murals. The designs at Andheri were styled by three third-year architecture students: Shamika Desai, Misri Patel, and Shriya Sanil. [9]

History

In February 2017, MMOPL announced that Andheri station would be rebranded as Bank of Baroda Andheri Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal. [10] [11] In April 2021, following the expiration of Bank of Baroda’s sponsorship, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) took over the sponsorship, leading to another rebranding of the station. [12]

Station layout

L1
Platforms
Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1      Line 1 toward Ghatkopar (Western Express Highway)
Platform 2      Line 1 toward Versova (Azad Nagar)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
MMezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover, food stalls, coffee/tea stalls, flea sales (at times they allow stalls for sales like clothes, jewelry, food items, small collectibles, etc.)
GStreet levelExit/Entrance

Connections

Entrances and exits

Andheri metro station exits [1]
Gate No-1Gate No-2Gate No-3
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Gate No-4
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Gate No-5A
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Gate No-5B
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Gate No-5C
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Gate No-5D
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Gate No-5E
Near Nagardas RoadNear Ganesh Temple/Towards Vishal HallNear Andheri CourtNear Pay n ParkNear Prasadam HotelTowards Agarkar Chowk Bus Depot

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