Goregaon railway station

Goregaon (formerly Goregaumn, station code: GMN) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. As a general rule, Virar-bound fast trains skip Goregaon, while Borivali-bound fast trains halt here (although there are exceptions).

Goregaon
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	19°9′51.85″N 72°50′58.13″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	7
Tracks	8
Connections	Western Line
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	Upper(Concource) Lower(Platforms)
Parking	No
Other information
Station code	GMN
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	1867
Rebuilt	2014
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Ram Mandir toward Churchgate Western Line Malad toward Dahanu Road Ram Mandir toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Harbour Line Terminus
Route map Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Central line and Konkan Railway Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Borivali Kandivali Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3 Colaba/Backbay Konkan Railway to Roha and Goa to Uran City Panvel Konkan Railway to Karjat and Vasai Road Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Nerul–Uran line to Uran City Western Line to Dahanu Road Seawoods-Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour Line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Line 1 Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central Line to Thane and Karjat Mahim Kurla LTT Western Line to Churchgate Central line Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Line 1 Vadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CST
Location
Goregaon Location within India Goregaon Goregaon (Mumbai)

What distinguishes Goregaon from Jogeshwari is the four Churchgate-bound fast 'Goregaon Locals' (which depart from platform number 7)at an interval of approximately 30 minutes during the morning rush-hour.[1] Harbour line which previously ran from Mumbai CSMT till Andheri was extended till Goregaon and services commenced on March 29, 2018. It is supposed to be extended to Borivali in near future.[2]

The station currently has three foot-over-bridges (FOBs). However the southernmost FOB serves passengers exiting the station on the western side only. The middle FOB is connected on the western side to a skywalk that leads to Swami Vivekanand Road. On either side of the station BEST has a bus station.

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  Goregaon stationboard
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  Harbour Line station under construction at Goregaon

Upgrades

A ₹103 crore remodel for Andheri, Jogeshwari, and Goregaon stations was completed in 2014.[3] This remodelling included creation of additional two platforms on the west side of existing platform number 3 (then platform 1) to accommodate Harbour line trains. It also included building an elevated deck above the new platforms with ticketing facilities, and connections to central FOB and skywalk leading to both east and west sides of the station.

• Platforms no. 1&2 caters Churchgate & CSMT bound slow locals (trains originate and terminate here)
• platform 3 caters Virar/Borivali bound slow and semi-fast (slow from Andheri) locals
• platform 4 caters Churchgate bound slow and semi-fast (fast from Andheri) locals
• platform 5 caters Virar/Borivali bound semi-fast locals (slow from Andheri)
• platform 6 caters Churchgate bound semi-fast locals (fast from Andheri)
• platform 7 caters Churchgate bound fast locals originating from Goregaon (in the morning)

References

1. "Mumbai Local Train Timetable".
2. "Mumbai's Harbour Line services extended till Goregaon; Railway Minister Piyush Goyal says it will soon stretch till Borivali". FirstPost. 30 March 2018.
3. Mehta, Manthan K. (4 December 2011). "3 stations set for a 103-crore makeover". Indiatimes. Retrieved 3 September 2014.