Virar railway station

Virar
विरार
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Virar
Coordinates 19°27′19″N 72°48′43″E / 19.4553°N 72.8120°E / 19.4553; 72.8120Coordinates: 19°27′19″N 72°48′43″E / 19.4553°N 72.8120°E / 19.4553; 72.8120
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line
Platforms 8
Tracks 9
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code VR
Fare zone Western Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Virar
Location within Maharashtra

Virar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate, the first station on the Western Line. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It used to be the only railway station connecting Mumbai to other northern stations like Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat, etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu.

An outpost of Mumbai, Virar is connected with the mainland by electric train since 1925.

Station layout

5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 6 & 7 are constructed a few meters north of platform 1 & handle the local trains travelling between Dahanu Road and Virar. Platform no. 8 at Virar is constructed approximately 200 meters South of Platform 1 similar to platform 8 at Borivali.

Platforms 1 & 2 are terminal platforms and handle the local trains moving in the up direction. It can handle only 12 coach rakes Platform 3 - 5 handle outstation trains that have a halt at Virar along with the local trains to and fro Dahanu. It can handle 22 coach rakes. Platform 8 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Virar. It can handle 15 car rakes.

To the South of Western Railway zone is a modern yard build in 2013 for EMU maintenance.

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