Ghatkopar railway station

Ghatkopar is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It was opened in 1877,[1] and serves the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai. About 465,000 commuters use the station daily as of 2014. An average of 35,000 tickets are sold daily.[2]

Ghatkopar
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationGhatkopar,
Coordinates19.0857°N 72.9081°E / 19.0857; 72.9081
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms4
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeG
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1877
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
2014465,000
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Vidyavihar
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
 Central line Vikhroli
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Mumbai Metro Following station
Jagruti Nagar
towards Versova
 Blue Line 1
transfer at Ghatkopar
 Terminus
Location
Ghatkopar is located in India
Ghatkopar
Ghatkopar
Location within India
Ghatkopar is located in Mumbai
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Ghatkopar
Ghatkopar (Mumbai)

The western side of Ghatkopar station is connected with the Ghatkopar metro station through a skywalk.[3][4]

References
  1. "Historical Milestone". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  2. Binoo Nair (21 May 2014). "dna exclusive: Metro may cause Dadar-like congestion at Ghatkopar". DNA.
  3. Ateeq Shaikh (31 March 2014). "Ghatkopar railway station to soon to be integrated with metro station". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Commuters sandwiched between Mumbai Metro and railways". The Free Press Journal. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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