Bhiwandi Road railway station

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Bhiwandi Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°16′06″N 73°02′46″E / 19.268462°N 73.046174°E / 19.268462; 73.046174
Elevation23.132 metres (75.89 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms5
TracksDouble electric line
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeBIRD
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Kharbao
towards Vasai Road
Vasai Road–Roha line Kopar
towards Roha
Location
Bhiwandi Road is located in Mumbai
Bhiwandi Road
Bhiwandi Road
Location within Mumbai

Bhiwandi Road is a railway station in Thane, India, on the Vasai Road–Diva–Panvel route of the Central Railway, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. The Bhiwandi station lies on the Vasai–Diva corridor, between the Western Line and Central line. A Mainline (MEMU) service runs from Diva to Vasai. Computerised reservation services has been installed at this station obviating the need to go to Kalyan for tickets.

The platforms at Bhiwandi railway station are very spacious. There are 5 platforms. The trains towards Kopar & Diva halt at platform 1, 2 or 3 and the train moving towards Vasai Road halt at platform 4 or 5. A Decent number of trains halt at Bhiwandi.

There was a necessity for a suburban rail line for Bhiwandi. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority started to construct the Thane–Kalyan Line 5 of the Mumbai Metro through Bhiwandi.[1]