Dahisar railway station

Dahisar दहिसर
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location	Dahisar
Coordinates	19°15′00″N 72°51′33″E / 19.2501°N 72.8593°E / 19.2501; 72.8593Coordinates: 19°15′00″N 72°51′33″E / 19.2501°N 72.8593°E / 19.2501; 72.8593
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Fare zone	Western Railways
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Borivali toward Churchgate Western Line Mira Road toward Dahanu Road
Route map Legend Western Line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nala Sopara Vasai Road Central line and Konkan Railway Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Borivali Kandivali Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3 Colaba/Backbay

Dahisar

Location within Mumbai

Dahisar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dahisar station is the last station in Mumbai (officially). The area around the station is heavily trafficked and congested.

With the construction of the railway line connecting Dahisar to the city of Mumbai in 1867,^[1] came the first lot of migrants, the people from Sindhudurg region of Konkan. These migrants established the first planned residential areas of Dahisar - Maratha Colony in Dahisar East and Mhatre Wadi in the West. The Railway authorities wanted to name the Railhead at Dahisar as Mount Poinsur, but the locals opposed this move and forced the authorities to name it as Dahisar. Currently, it has 4 platforms with 2 for Slow line (Up and Down) and 2 for fast line(Up and Down). All platforms can handle 15-coach Suburban trains.

Dahisar Railway station

Dahisar railway station - Overview

Dahisar Railway station stationboard

On approach to Dahisar railway station

The station was originally named Mount Poinsur, after the locality of the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Borivali. Due to demands from local residents who referred to the area as Dahisar, the Railways agreed to rename the station.^[2]

Connectivity

Dahisar East: Dahisar station mostly serves the areas of Rawalpada, Kokanipada, Anand Nagar, Vaishali Nagar, Parbat Nagar, Dahisar Check Naka, Ketki pada etc. Auto Rikshaw services (individually and sharing both) are available to the above-mentioned areas. Since the road leading to Dahisar station is narrow, no buses directly ply till the entrance of Dahisar station. Only one bus service has been started till now but with very poor frequency (bus route no. 696 plying towards ketki pada diamond industries).^[3] Bharucha road or a skywalk above it connects the station entrance to SV Road near Canara Bank (distance 360m) and from there, buses plying to Mira road (701,703,710), Bhayander(709,710), Dahisar Check Naka, Western Park Mira road(705), Borivali East, Kandivali East(701), Samta Nagar kandivali (703), Goregaon Dindoshi(705), Bandra (225), Shivajinagar Mankhurd via aarey colony powai vikhroli ghatkopar(489) are available.^[4]

Dahisar West: LT road runs parallel to railway line and also immediately outside station entrance. It mostly serves the areas of Dahisar Bridge, Kandarpada, Nava gaon, St. Francis school etc. Skywalk connects the areas of Gomant Nagar/Dahisar Phatak and Dahisar Bridge. Buses are available to Borivali West (208,260,205), Jogeshwari west(205), Dahisar Bridge(204,260), Kandarpada(260) and Saraswati complex/Anand Nagar Dahisar east(208).^[5]

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