Dadar (East) monorail station

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Mumbai monorail Station.jpg Dadar East
Monorail Station
General information
LocationGD Ambedkar Marg, Dadar Parsi Colony, Mumbai
Coordinates 19°00′59″N72°51′08″E / 19.016311°N 72.852302°E / 19.016311; 72.852302
Owned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Line(s) Line 1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)
Passengers
20191000 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Monorail Following station
Wadala Bridge
towards Chembur
Line 1 Naigaon
towards Jacob Circle
Location
Mumbai area locator map.svg
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Dadar (East)
Location within Mumbai

Dadar East is a monorail station of the Mumbai Monorail located beside the famous Pratipandharpur Vitthal Temple on GD Ambedkar Marg in the Dadar Parsi Colony suburb of Mumbai, India. [2]

There is demand for Renaming Dadar (East) monorail station into Vitthal Mandir monorail station because of Vitthal Mandir is nearby at this monorail station so it would preferable for tourists. [3]

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References

  1. "A year on, Monorail notches up a milestone of 50 lakh riders". February 2015.
  2. hindubusinessline.com, 1 March 2019
  3. dnaindia.com, 1 March 2019