Badlapur railway station

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Badlapur
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates 19°09′00″N73°15′43″E / 19.15°N 73.262°E / 19.15; 73.262
Elevation16.230 metres (53.25 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Platforms3
Tracks3
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBUD
Fare zone Central Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Ambarnath Central line
Vangani
towards Khopoli
Location
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Badlapur
Location within India
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Badlapur
Badlapur (Maharashtra)

Badlapur railway station is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is built for the town of Badlapur. Loads of daily commuters commute from this station daily. [1]

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Trains

Some of the trains that run from Badlapur are:

Demonstrations

On August 20, 2024, hundreds of protestors blocked the tracks at Badlapur railway station to protest the sexual abuse of two nursery school girls, allegedly by a sweeper in the girl's washroom. Local train services were disrupted for over eight hours and some long-distance trains had to be diverted. [2]

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References

  1. "BUD/Badlapur". India Rail Info.
  2. "Badlapur school sexual abuse: What one of the 2 girls in Thane told her parents | Latest News India - Hindustan Times". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.