Ram Mandir railway station
Ram Mandir | |||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | R-8, Ram Mandir Road, Somani Gram, Jogeshwari West, Mumbai India | ||||
| Coordinates | 19°9′6″N 72°51′0″E / 19.15167°N 72.85000°E | ||||
| Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Taxi Stand, Auto Stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Platform levels | 1 | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible |  | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opening | December 2016[1] | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Ram Mandir railway station or Oshiwara railway station is the newest railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.[2][3] The station is located in between Jogeshwari railway station and Goregaon railway station and serves the Oshiwara neighborhood of the Mumbai.[4][5][6]
History
Several completion deadlines have lapsed. The Western Railway, the BMC and state officials have been unable to coordinate action. The station was scheduled to open in 2009. However, after residents insisted that the crossing level only be closed after the road overbridge is complete, this date was missed.[7][8]
As of 2014, it was under construction. Part of the plan is to extend the harbour line beyond Andheri to Goregaon. The station was commissioned by NDA in 2002.
Post the opening of the Road over bridge in June 2016, the station was expected to be functional in 6 months. The opening of the station will pave the way for extending the Harbour line to Goregaon as oppose to currently terminating at Andheri.[9]
The Maharashtra government announced that the station would be named Ram Mandir railway station on 26 November 2016, as it is located on Ram Mandir Road which is named after a temple in the area.[10]
References
- ^ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Oshiwara-station-opening-postponed/articleshow/55634308.cms
- ^ Railways asks Maharashtra government to speed up Oshiwara road overbridge
- ^ Oshiwara Railway Station work delayed further
- ^ Mumbai's new railway station in Oshiwara to be named 'Ram Mandir'
- ^ After years of delay, Oshiwara railway station to open
- ^ It’s official: Mumbai’s newest railway station in Oshiwara to be named ‘Ram Mandir’
- ^ Oshiwara rly station work delayed further
- ^ Complete overbridge so we can open Oshiwara station
- ^ "Mumbai: Thanks to Goregaon flyover, Oshiwara to become Western Railway's 37th station". Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ "Maharashtra govt names Oshiwara railway station Ram Mandir". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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