Dadar railway station

Dadar
दादर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Dadar
Coordinates 19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E / 19.0184; 72.8432Coordinates: 19°01′06″N 72°50′36″E / 19.0184°N 72.8432°E / 19.0184; 72.8432
Elevation 6.610 metres (21.69 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Central Line
Western Line
Mumbai Dadar-Kalyan 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  
MSR
  Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Central Line
Main Line
toward Kalyan
Location
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. 10103/04 Mandovi Express
  3. 11007/08 Deccan Express
  4. 11019/20 Konark Express
  5. 11027/28 Chennai Mail
  6. 11093/94 Mahanagari Express
  7. 11301/02 Udyan Express
  8. 11401/02 Nandigram Express
  9. 12105/06 Vidarbha Express
  10. 12109 Panchvati Express
  11. 12111/12 Amravati Express
  12. 12115/16 Siddheshwar Express
  13. 12124 Deccan Queen
  14. 12127/28 Mumbai Pune Intercity Express
  15. 12137/38 Punjab Mail
  16. 12139/40 Sewagram Express
  17. 12187/88 Jabalpur – Mumbai Garibrath Express
  18. 12489/90 Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express
  19. 12809/10 Howrah Mumbai Mail
  20. 12859/60 Gitanjali Express
  21. 12901/02 Gujarat Mail
  22. 12903/04 Golden Temple Mail
  23. 12927/28 Vadodara Express
  24. 16381/82 Kanyakumari Mumbai Express
  25. 17411/12 Mahalaxmi Express
  26. 19005/06 Saurashtra Mail
  27. 19023/24 Firozpur Janata Express
  28. 19215/16 Saurashtra Express
  29. 22105/06 Indrayani Express
  30. 22107/08 Latur Express
  31. 51033/34 Shirdi Fast Passenger

References

  1. Sitaram, Mewati (21 September 2014). "Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?". Daily News and Analysis. Mumbai. Retrieved Jun 2, 2015.
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