Wadala Road railway station

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Wadala Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
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Wadala Road
General information
Location Wadala
Coordinates 19°00′58″N72°51′32″E / 19.0160°N 72.8588°E / 19.0160; 72.8588
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Harbour line
Platforms4
Connections Wadala Bridge monorail station
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeVDLR
VD (Harbour line)
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Opened22 February 1914
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Sewri Harbour line
King's Circle
towards Goregaon
Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar
towards Panvel
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Mumbai MonoRail Logo.svg Mumbai Monorail Following station
Acharya Atre Nagar
towards Chembur
Line 1
transfer at Wadala Bridge
Dadar (East)
Location
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Wadala Road
Location within India
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Wadala Road
Wadala Road (Maharashtra)
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Wadala Road
Wadala Road (Mumbai)

Wadala Road (formerly Vuddalah Road, station code: VDLR/VD) is a railway station on the Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It was earlier called Gowari station. [1]

Contents

This station is infamous for deaths of people who are crossing the tracks. Previously, forty people were killed on the tracks here every year. After behavioral "nudges" were implemented, such as painting ties to help people judge the speed of oncoming trains, and adding pictures of men being run over, the number of deaths reduced to 10 each year. [2]

History

This station was opened in February 1914. It was then renamed to Gowari between 1914-17. The station was temporarily closed along with Koliwada (GTB Nagar station) on 22 November 1919, before being reopened on 1 April 1921. It was renamed to Wadala Road in April 1933. [3]

Platforms

This station has 4 Platforms. PF 1 for trains towards Panvel/Goregaon, PF 2 & 3 for trains terminating / originating from here and PF 4 for Trains towards CSMT.

References

  1. Aklekar, Rajendra B (2014). Halt station India : the dramatic tale of the nation's first rail lines. Rupa & Co. p. 145. ISBN   9788129134974. Archived from the original on 13 June 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. Hemrajani, Nikhil. "How cities trick you into better behaviour" . Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. "[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.