Dadar railway station
Dadar दादर | |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |
| General information | |
| Coordinates | 19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E |
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Line(s) | Central Line, Western Line |
| Platforms | 15 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station |
| Other information | |
| Station code | DR (Central Line), DDR (Western Line) |
| Fare zone | Central Railways, Western Railways |
| Passengers | |
| 5,00,000/Day | |
Dadar is a railway station on both the Western (Dadar) and Central Lines (Dadar T.T.) of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and having terminals on both sides. The Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge. Dadar is situated in the heart of Mumbai, and Dadar station is common to both the Central and Western Lines. This makes the station a transit point for thousands of passengers using the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
Platforms 5 and 6 on the Western Line, cater to outstation trains, local trains terminating at Dadar and the 15-car local trains.
Elevated Deck
Western Railway (WR) is currently constructing a "mid-town" terminus to decongest Dadar station. It will consist of a new elevated station premise with escalators. "The entire premise will be up parallel to the Tilak Bridge up above and commuters on the foot over bridge will be able to catch cabs at the first floor level itself. The space below the elevated deck will be used to carry additional tracks to connect Mumbai Central station, thus increasing the capacity of stations as the separate tracks would then be dedicated for outstation trains, segregating outstation trains. This will give us more space for trains and passengers," a WR official said. The project will cost ₹30 crore (US$3.5 million).[1]
The new terminus will also become the hub of the new 12-car and 15-car suburban trains will introduced in the future. The new premise will have entry and parking facilities for vehicles from the Tilak Bridge itself. Commuter will no longer have to pass through narrow alleys and bridges to access the station. Several foot overbridges are also planned to connect the Tulsi Pipe Road directly to the new station.