Chembur Railway Station

Chembur
चेंबूर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Station statistics
Lines Harbour Line
Structure Standard on-ground station
Platforms 2
Other information
Opened 1906
Electrified 1950
Code CM
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Fare zone Central Railways

Chembur is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It lies near Chembur Market. It has one train in the morning starting from this station. It has two platforms which serves North and South bound railway line. The line North goes to the Govandi Railway Station while the line South goes to Tilak Nagar Railway Station.

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History

The Kurla-Chembur single line was built in 1906 for garbage trains. It was opened to passenger traffic in the year 1924.[1]. The Kurla-Mankhurd section which also contained Chembur was electrified in 1950 and suburban steam services were run on one track from 1951[2].

Access

The station provides noise indicators for the blind to help them spot where their compartment comes in. It does not have ramp for the differently mobile. The Station Master's Office has the First Aid Box. The station can be reached by road on both East and West sides.

Chembur
Preceding station:
Tilak Nagar (Mumbai)
Mumbai Suburban Railway : Harbour Line Following station:
Govandi
Stop No: 13 KM from start: 18 Platforms: 2

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