Sion railway station (India)

Sion
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°02′N 72°52′E / 19.04°N 72.86°E / 19.04; 72.86
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Platform levels4
Other information
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1853
Rebuilt3 November 1873[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Matunga Central line Kurla
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
Sion is located in Mumbai
Sion
Sion
Location within Mumbai

Sion is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, located in the Mumbai neighborhood of Sion.

Its location near the Mithi River means that the railway between Sion and Kurla, directly to the north,[2] has flooded frequently during the Indian monsoon. However, in 2019, the Central Railway conducted work to raise the trackbed by four to six inches to prevent future flooding. Previously, 30 mm of rain in 24 hours flooded the track, but now there will be no disruption of services with 100 mm of rain per day.[3]

Despite this work, the tracks near this station still experienced water-logging and flooding during the 2019 floods in Mumbai.[4]

  1. ^ Timeline of Mumbai Suburban Stations Opening- IRFCA https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html
  2. ^ "Sion". Sion. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  3. ^ Mishra, Kamal (4 May 2019). "No flooding between Sion and Kurla this rainy season". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Tracks near Sion station waterlogged after garbage clogs pump". The Times of India. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.