Khar Road railway station

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Khar Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°04′07″N 72°50′24″E / 19.068598°N 72.840042°E / 19.068598; 72.840042
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line, Harbour Line
Platforms6+1A(under construction)
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKHAR
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened1 July 1924[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
85,000 (2014)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Bandra
towards Churchgate
Western line Santacruz
towards Dahanu Road
Bandra Harbour line
Santacruz
towards Goregaon
Location
Khar Road is located in Mumbai
Khar Road
Khar Road
Location within Mumbai

Khar Road ([kʰaːɾ]; 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 catching upcountry trains.

The name of the station is derived from the name of the Koli village, Khar-Danda, near the Arabian Sea. Danda is home to the fishermen community.

History

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The station at Khar Rd was opened on 1st April 1924, to cater to the expected 1700 passengers of the then new town planning scheme.[2]

On 11 July 2006, Khar Road was affected by the Mumbai train bombings.[3][4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 172. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
  2. ^ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
  3. ^ "Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: Five get death, seven sentenced to life". Livemint. 30 September 2015.
  4. ^ "7/11 Mumbai blasts: Five get death, seven get life imprisonment". The Economic Times. 1 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Khar Road railway station turns 90". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.