Chembur railway station

Chembur चेंबूर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	19°03′43″N 72°54′03″E / 19.06198°N 72.90082°E / 19.06198; 72.90082
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Harbour Line
Platforms	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	CM
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	1950
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station Tilak Nagar toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Andheri Harbour Line Govandi toward Panvel
Location
Chembur Location within Mumbai

Chembur platformboard

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 Chembur monorail station is connected with a skywalk to the Chembur railway station.^[1][2]

History

The Kurla - Chembur single line was built in 1906 for garbage trains. It was opened to passenger traffic in the year 1924.^[3] The Kurla-Mankhurd section which also contained Chembur was electrified in 1950 and suburban steam services were run on one track from 1951.^[4]

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.

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