Borivali railway station

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Borivali
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General information
Location Borivali
Coordinates 19°13′46″N72°51′25″E / 19.229427°N 72.856994°E / 19.229427; 72.856994
System Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line Western Line
Platforms10
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Platform levels19.0 metres (62.3 ft)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBO (suburban)
BVI (mainline)
Fare zone Western Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2016-172.821 million [1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Kandivli
towards Churchgate
Western line Dahisar
towards Dahanu Road
Location
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Borivali
Location within Mumbai

Borivali (station code: BO (suburban)/BVI (mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburban of Borivali.

Contents

The Borivali Railway Station [2] is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of October 2022, the plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali are in full steam, with the survey for land acquisition being completed. [3]

Borivali is used by almost 2.87 lakh (287,000) passengers every day and is the busiest station on the western suburban line of Mumbai.

History

Borivali is mentioned as one of the stations where the first regular suburban train service of BB&CI halted. Then, it was known as 'Berewla'. [4] This train service was inaugurated between Bombay Backbay station and Viraur on 12 April 1867. [5]

The Station was remodeled in 1913, along with Virar as the population had increased considerably. [6] The remodeling diagrams of the station were published in a BB&CI Magazine dated Dec 1923.

The Magazine (see pg 6, 11)

The Suburban section from Colaba to Borivali was electrifies in the 1920s. The section was inaugurated on 5 January 1928, by Governor of Bombay, Sir Leslie Wilson at a ceremony at Mahalaxmi, in presence of 700 invitees. The governor travelled as a passenger upto Andheri station. The Borivali-Viraur section could not be electrified simultaneously, due to trade expressions, and a lack of funding. [7]

The section from Borivali to Viraur was underwent signal modernisation around 1936. In August of the same year, the entire 16 mile (25.75 km) section between these two stations was electrified. [8]

Before and after diagrams of Borivali railway station, showing changes in layout after the remodeling scheme of 1913 Borivali station Remodelling Scheme Diagrams.png
Before and after diagrams of Borivali railway station, showing changes in layout after the remodeling scheme of 1913

Platforms

For the convenience of the passengers, Western Railway has decided to change the platform numbers of Borivali station. The platforms have now been numbered from west to east, to maintain uniformity. Changes will be effective from 4 June 2017. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "It's not getting any better! Despite metro and monorail, Mumbai local trains getting more overcrowded". mid-day. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Borivali Station on the map Archived 28 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Harbour line extension to Borivali back on track". The Hindustan Times . 11 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "failed to load" (PDF). wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "12th April 1867 – First Local Train Service of Western Railway | MeMumbai".
  6. ↑ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 89. ISBN   81-900602-4-4.
  7. ↑ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. pp. 106–7. ISBN   81-900602-4-4.
  8. ↑ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 114. ISBN   81-900602-4-4.
  9. ↑ "Western Railway: Renumbering of platforms at Borivali station from June 4 - Mumbai Mirror". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
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