Mira Road railway station
Mira Road | |||||||||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
 Mira Road station signboard | |||||||||||
| Location | Mira Road | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°16′48″N 72°51′22″E / 19.2799°N 72.8561°ECoordinates: 19°16′48″N 72°51′22″E / 19.2799°N 72.8561°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
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| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Connections |
 BEST Transport, MBMT Transport, TMT Transport | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers |
 (2015) 1,30,000[1] (2016) 1,77,000[2] | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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Mira Road is a passenger railway station located at Mira Road town of Thane district. It is situated between the Borivali and Bhayandar stations on the Western line, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The route of the station is located between the salt pan towards the western zone of the town leading towards Bhayandar.
Mira Road station consists of four side platforms, divided into two sections by the twin bores of the station; a skywalk serving the commuters to Shanti Nagar and Naya Nagar zone. Trains serve the station 12 hours a day every day; the headway between trains is 6 minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. Mira Road station is also served by three bus services including BEST Transport, MBMT Transport and TMT Transport buses, serving the areas of Thane, Navi Mumbai and Bhayandar.[3]
Development
In 2015, MMRDA authorities had implemented that Mira Road station will be developed along with other railway stations from the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway with the installations of escalators, footover bridges and elevators.[4]
References
- ↑ Manthank Mehta (14 June 2015). "Western Railway commuter traffic grows the fastest in Nalasopara". The Times Group. The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Manthank Mehta (4 January 2016). "Most WR trips started from Borivli, station earned nearly Rs 17L per day last yr". The Times Group. The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Nikita Peer (26 May 2012). "Mira Road all set to become most sought-after residential destinations". The Times Group. The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ Shashank Rao (27 February 2015). "A railway budget to bring Mumbai back on track". MD Desk. Mid Day. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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