Khar Road railway station

Khar Road (station code: KHAR) is a railway station on the Western Line and the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, in the Khar suburb. It is close to the Bandra Terminus for upcountry trains.

Khar Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	19.068598°N 72.840042°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	KHAR
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	1 July 1924
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
85,000 (2014)
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Bandra toward Churchgate Western Line Santacruz toward Dahanu Road Bandra toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Harbour Line Santacruz toward Goregaon
Route map 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 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
Location
Khar Road Location within India Khar Road Khar Road (Maharashtra) Khar Road Khar Road (Mumbai)

The name of the station is derived from the name of the Koli village Khar-Danda, near the Arabian Sea. Danda is a home to fishermen. Now a link will connect from Khar Danda to Bandra–Versova Sea Link.

Mumbai 03-2016 06 Khar Road station

Khar Road

On 11 July 2006, Khar Road was affected by the Mumbai train bombings.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: Five get death, seven sentenced to life". Livemint. 30 September 2015.
2. "7/11 Mumbai blasts: Five get death, seven get life imprisonment". The Economic Times. 1 October 2015.
3. • http://epaperbeta.timesofindia.com/Article.aspx?eid=31804&articlexml=Khar-Road-railway-station-turns-90-01072014004054

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