Ram Mandir railway station

Ram Mandir
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	R-8, Ram Mandir Road, Somani Gram, Goregaon West, Mumbai India
Coordinates	19°09′04″N72°51′01″E / 19.151006°N 72.850144°E / 19.151006; 72.850144
Elevation	7 metres (23 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	RMAR
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	22 December 2016
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Jogeshwari towards Churchgate Western line Goregaon towards Dahanu Road Jogeshwari towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Harbour line Goregaon Terminus
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 Legend Central line to Karjat Konkan Railway to Roha Panvel to Vasai Road–Roha line Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Port line to Uran Western line to Dahanu Road Seawoods–Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Blue Line Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Yellow Line Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central line to Thane Mahim Junction Kurla Western line to Churchgate Central line to Dadar Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Line 1 Wadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Aqua Line Mumbai CSMT This diagram: view talk edit
Location Ram Mandir (Oshiwara) Location within Mumbai

Ram Mandir railway station (station code: RMAR), on the Western and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, serves the Oshiwara locality of Mumbai. ^{[1] [2]} The station is located in between Jogeshwari railway station and Goregaon railway station and is named after the century-old temple of Lord Ram in its vicinity. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The station was opened to commuters on 22 December 2016. ^[6]

History

The Ram Mandir Road station, the 37th station on the Western Line, was inaugurated on 22 December 2016, by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, after seemingly interminable stages of construction since 2008. Its first train, running from Churchgate to towards Borivli, arrived at 6 pm, while another bound for Churchgate pulled up at 6.10 pm.^{[ citation needed ]}

The distance between Jogeshwari and Goregaon stations was considered long enough, hence this station was created.^{[ citation needed ]}

The station has four platforms, two each for Western line slow trains and two for Harbour line section. Harbour line was extended to Goregaon on 29 March 2018. ^[7]

References

1. Nair, Binoo (17 June 2014). "Railways asks Maharashtra government to speed up Oshiwara road overbridge". DNA India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
2. "Oshiwara Railway Station work delayed further". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
3. "Mumbai's new railway station in Oshiwara to be named 'Ram Mandir'". Mid-day. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
4. Mehta, Manthank (22 November 2016). "After years of delay, Oshiwara railway station to open this Sunday | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
5. "It's official: Mumbai's newest railway station in Oshiwara to be named 'Ram Mandir'". localpress.co.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
6. Sen, Somit (22 December 2016). "Ram Mandir station to finally open today". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
7. PTI (30 March 2018). "Mumbai's Harbour Line services extended till Goregaon; Railway Minister Piyush Goyal says it will soon stretch till Borivali". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 March 2021.