Dadar railway station

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Dadar
दादर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Mumbai 03-2016 78 Dadar station.jpg
Location Dadar
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Elevation 6.610 metres (21.69 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Western Line
Mumbai Dadar-Solapur section
Platforms 14
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code DR (Central Line), DDR (Western Line)
Fare zone Central Railways, Western Railways
History
Opened 1968
Electrified Yes
Traffic
Passengers 5,00,000/Day
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
Location
Dadar is located in Mumbai
Dadar
Dadar
Location within Mumbai

Dadar is a railway station on the Western and Central Lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and having terminals on both sides. The Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge.[1] The station's location on two rail lines makes it a transit point for passengers.

Platforms 5 and 6 on the Western Line cater to outstation trains, local trains terminating at Dadar, and the 15-car local trains. On the Central Railway side, Dadar station caters to both Central Railway Suburban trains and outstation trains. There is a separate terminus for outstation trains which terminate at Dadar on the Central side called Dadar Terminus.

Ceasing long-distance trains

In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long distance train services terminating at Dadar within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12. As of now, Dadar station receives more than 500,000 visitors daily.

Trains at Dadar Station

Trains originating at Dadar

Western Railways

Train No. Train name Destination Frequency Departure
12959 Dadar Bhuj Superfast Express Bhuj
W S
00:05
12989 Dadar Ajmer Express Ajmer
M T S
14:35
12490 Dadar Bikaner Superfast Express Bikaner
S W
14:35

Central Railways

Train No. Train name Destination Frequency Departure
11003 Dadar Sawantwadi Road Rajya Rani Express Sawantvadi Road
S M T W T F S
00:05
12051 Dadar Madgaon JanShatabdi Express Madgaon
S M T W T F S
05:25
12071 Aurangabad Jan Shatabdi Express Aurangabad
S M T W T F S
14:00
12163 Dadar Chennai Egmore Express Chennai Egmore
S M T W T F S
20:30
22629 Dadar Tirunelveli Express (via Konkan Railway) Tirunelveli
F
20:40
11021 Chalukya Express Tirunelveli
T W S
21:30
11005 Chalukya Express Puducherry
S M F
21:30
11005 Sharavati Express Mysore
T
21:30
12131 Sainagar Shirdi Express Shirdi
M W S
21:45

Trains halting at Dadar

Some of the trains which pass through Dadar:

  1. 10111/12 Konkan Kanya Express
  2. 11007/08 Deccan Express
  3. 11019/20 Konark Express
  4. 11027/28 Chennai Mail
  5. 11093/94 Mahanagari Express
  6. 11301/02 Udyan Express
  7. 11401/02 Nandigram Express
  8. 12105/06 Vidarbha Express
  9. 12111/12 Amravati Express
  10. 12115/16 Siddheshwar Express
  11. 12123/24 Deccan Queen
  12. 12127/28 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express
  13. 12137/38 Punjab Mail
  14. 12139/40 Sewagram Express
  15. 12187/88 Jabalpur – Mumbai Garibrath Express
  16. 12489/90 Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express
  17. 12809/10 Howrah Mumbai Mail
  18. 12859/60 Gitanjali Express
  19. 12901/02 Gujarat Mail
  20. 12903/04 Golden Temple Mail
  21. 12927/28 Vadodara Express
  22. 16381/82 Kanyakumari Mumbai Express
  23. 17411/12 Mahalaxmi Express
  24. 19005/06 Saurashtra Mail
  25. 19023/24 Firozpur Janata Express
  26. 19215/16 Saurashtra Express
  27. 22105/06 Indrayani Express
  28. 22107/08 Latur Express
  29. 51033/34 Shirdi Fast Passenger

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References

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