Mulund railway station

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Mulund
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
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General information
Coordinates 19°10′12″N72°57′07″E / 19.17°N 72.952°E / 19.17; 72.952
Elevation6.40 metres (21.0 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Platforms04
Tracks06
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMLND
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Opened1931
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Nahur Central line Thane
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
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Mulund
Location within Mumbai

Mulund is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

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Mulund station Banner

Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway to South Bombay and remote places like Khopoli and Kasara.

History

Mulund station was built to serve the suburb of Mulund, which was laid out in the 1920s. In the 1970s a new goods terminal was constructed at Mulund to handle increased volumes of freight. On 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded on a train pulling into Mulund station at 19:45 hrs. 10 people were killed and 70 injured. [1]

References

  1. Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, A. (2009). Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 180. ISBN   9788171325986.