Borivali railway station
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Borivali (station code: BO (suburban)/BVI (mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburban of Borivali.
The Borivali Railway Station[2] is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of Oct 2022, the plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam, with the survey for land acquisition being completed.[3]
Borivali is used by almost 2.87 lakh (287,000) passengers every day and is the busiest station on the western suburban line of Mumbai.
History
[edit]Borivali is mentioned as one of the stations where the first regular suburban train service of BB&CI halted. Then, it was known as 'Berewla'.[4] This train service was inaugurated between Bombay Backbay station and Viraur on 12 April 1867.[5]
The Station was remodeled in 1913, along with Virar. The remodeling diagrams of the station were published in a BB&CI Magazine dated Dec 1923.

Platforms
[edit]For the convenience of the passengers Western Railway has decided to change the platform numbers of Borivali station. The platforms have now been numbered from west to east to maintain uniformity. Changes will be effective from 4 June 2017.[6]
Gallery
[edit]- Borivali Platform Board
- Borivali Station Board
- Terminal platform
- Borivali station's recent Remodelling layout
- Borivali station during peak hours
- Borivali railway station - Warning
- Borivali railway station - CVM & ATV
References
[edit]- ^ "It's not getting any better! Despite metro and monorail, Mumbai local trains getting more overcrowded". mid-day. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Borivali Station on the map Archived 28 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Harbour line extension to Borivali back on track". The Hindustan Times. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "failed to load" (PDF). wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "12th April 1867 – First Local Train Service of Western Railway | MeMumbai".
- ^ "Western Railway: Renumbering of platforms at Borivali station from June 4 - Mumbai Mirror". mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- "Google Launches Free Public Wifi Services at five railway stations". The Hindu. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- "Swachh Bharat inspired volunteers beautify Borivali Railway Station". Business Standard. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- An WR article about the early BB&CI suburban railway, with images and diagrams of Borivali station (pg 5 and 11)