Borivali railway station

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Borivali
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Borivali Station entrance - east.jpg
Location Borivali
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line
Platforms 9
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Platform levels 19.0 metres (62.3 ft)
Other information
Station code BO
Fare zone Western Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Borivali is located in Mumbai
Borivali
Borivali
Location within Mumbai

Borivali is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

The Borivali Railway Station[1] is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system of Maharashtra state, India. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of 2006, there were plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam at the railway station.Borivali caters to almost 2.88 lakhs passengers everyday and is the busiest station on western suburban line of Mumbai

Platforms

As of July 2011, there are nine platforms at the station. The trains that these platforms handle are as follows:

  • 1st - Caters to both Churchgate bound and Virar bound Trains
  • 2nd - Caters predominantly to Churchgate bound trains
  • 3rd - Caters to both Churchgate and Virar bound trains
  • 4th - Caters to Virar bound trains and also long distance Express and Mail trains going outside Mumbai
  • 5th - Caters to Churchgate bound fast trains and also long distance Express and Mail trains coming into Mumbai
  • 6th - Caters to Churchgate bound trains and also to long distance Express and Mail trains coming into and going outside Mumbai
  • 6A - Caters to Churchgate bound trains and also to long distance Express and Mail trains coming into and going outside Mumbai
  • 7th - Caters to Churchgate bound trains
  • 8th - Caters to Churchgate bound trains

The 7th and 8th platforms are terminal platforms.

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