Chembur railway station

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Chembur
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
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General information
Coordinates 19°3′47″N72°54′2″E / 19.06306°N 72.90056°E / 19.06306; 72.90056
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Harbour Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeCMBR
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Opened1906
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Tilak Nagar Harbour line
Govandi
towards Panvel
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Mumbai Monorail Following station
Terminus Line 1
transfer at Chembur
VNP and RC Marg
towards Jacob Circle
Location
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Chembur
Location within Mumbai
Chembur Platform Board Chembur platformboard.jpg
Chembur Platform Board

Chembur Station is a railway station in Chembur on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It lies near Chembur Market. It has one train in the morning starting from this station. It has two platforms which serves North and South bound railway line.

Contents

The Chembur Monorail Station is connected with a skywalk to the Chembur Railway Station. [1] [2]

History

The Kurla–Chembur single line was built in 1906 for garbage trains. It was opened to passenger traffic in the year 1924. [3] The Kurla–Mankhurd section which also contained Chembur was electrified in 1950 and suburban steam services were run on one track from 1951. [4]

Access

The station provides noise indicators for the blind to help them spot where their compartment comes in. It does not have ramp for the disabled. The Station Master's Office has the First Aid Box. The station can be reached by road on both East and West side.

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