Bhayandar railway station

Bhayandar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Bhayandar
Coordinates	19°18′41″N72°51′10″E / 19.311448°N 72.852651°E / 19.311448; 72.852651
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	5m above sea level.
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BYR
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Mira Road towards Churchgate Western line Naigaon towards Dahanu Road
Route map Legend Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Vasai Road–Roha line Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Dahisar River Borivali Kandivli Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Blue Line Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Yellow Line Mithi River Mahim Junction Harbour line to Wadala Road Matunga Road Central line to Thane Dadar Prabhadevi Parel Central line to Mumbai CSMT Lower Parel Mumbai Monorail Mahalaxmi Mumbai Central Aqua Line Grant Road Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Aqua Line This diagram: view talk edit
Location Bhayandar Location within India Show map of India Bhayandar Bhayandar (Mumbai) Show map of Mumbai

Bhayandar (station code: BY) is a railway station on Western Railway's Mumbai Suburban Railway network. ^[1]

History

The sanction to open the station was issued in 1868. In 1873, passenger traffic stood at 33,455, rising to 47,226 passengers by 1880. Goods traffic at the station too rose from 2,627 metric tonnes to 19,770 tonnes in the same interval. ^[2]

Public Transport

Bhayandar station is also served by three bus services including BEST Transport and MBMT Transport which serves the other areas in the Western Suburbs and Mumbai City District, and TMT Transport buses, serving the areas of Thane and Navi Mumbai. ^[3]

Gallery

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  Bhayandar platform board
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  Bhayandar Station Platform view

References

1. "Bhayandar Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
2. Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. pp. 167, 168. ISBN   81-900602-4-4.
3. "Mumbai: Decongesting Bhayandar railway station – two elevated decks, one foot overbridge". The Indian Express. 25 February 2020.