Western Express Highway metro station

Western Express Highway
Western Express Highway metro station in January 2024
General information
Location	Andheri-Kurla Road, next to Andheri Flyover, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400069 India
Coordinates	19°6′56″N72°51′23″E / 19.11556°N 72.85639°E / 19.11556; 72.85639
System	Mumbai Metro
Owned by	Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL)
Operated by	MMOPL
Transit authority	MMRDA
Line	Blue Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Gundavali (out-of-station interchange):       Red Line
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	1
Accessible	Yes [1]
Other information
Station code	WEH
History
Opened	8 June 2014 (2014-06-08)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Metro One Following station Andheri towards Versova Line 1 Chakala towards Ghatkopar Out-of-system interchange Preceding station Mumbai Metro Following station Mogra towards Ovaripada Red Line 7 transfer at Gundavali Terminus
Location

Western Express Highway (WEH) is an elevated metro station on the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It is the flagship station of the line ^[2] and was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.

Western Express HIghway metro station

Starbucks outlet opened in July 2024

History

The Western Express Highway station was opened to the public on 8 June 2014. ^[3] In August 2016, the MMOPL announced that Western Express Highway station would be rebranded as MagicBricks WEH Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal. ^{[4] [5]}

On 29 November 2022, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority completed construction of a 58 metre long foot overbridge connecting the station with Gundavali on Line 7. ^[6] Gundavali station was opened to the public on 20 January 2023. ^[7]

Station layout

L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
Eastbound	→  1   toward Ghatkopar (Chakala) →
Westbound	←   1   toward Versova (Andheri)
Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G	Street level	Exit/Entrance

Facilities

List of food outlets available are: Monginis, Burger King, Jumbo King, KFC, Warana Milk, Starbucks, ^[8] Belgian Waffle and McDonalds.

Connections

The station is an interchange station between Lines 1 and 7 of the Metro with a foot over bridge facility.

Entrances and exits

• 1 - Near Landmark Building, Suren Road ^[1]
• 2 - Near Gurunanak Petrol Pump ^[1]
• 3 - Near BABA House, The Summit Business Bay ^[1]
• 4 - Near Mehta Industrial Estate, Holy Family Church ^[1]
• 5 - Not Operational ^[1]
• 6 - Near Hotel Laxmi Punjab ^[1]
• 7 - Near Metro Avenue Building ^[1]
• 8 - Toward Highway Exit, Maharaja Restaurant ^[1]

See also

• Public transport in Mumbai
• List of Mumbai Metro stations
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of Metro Systems
• Western Express Highway

References

1. "Western Express Highway metro station layout". reliancemumbaimetro.com. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
2. "Making sense of the Mumbai Metro". 13 April 2014.
3. "Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps". mid-day. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
4. "Andheri Metro station re-branded". Asian Age. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
5. "Mumbai: Andheri metro station renamed". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
6. "Mumbai: MMRDA completes 58m-long FOB linking 2 metro lines in 15 days". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
7. "PM Modi inaugurates two new Mumbai Metro Lines, projects in Maharashtra". WION. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
8. "TATA Starbucks introduces its first metro store in India". The Economic Times . 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

External links

• The official site of Mumbai Metro
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.