Virar railway station

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Virar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationVirar
Coordinates19°27′19″N 72°48′43″E / 19.4553°N 72.8120°E / 19.4553; 72.8120
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line
Platforms8
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeVR
Fare zoneWestern Railway
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Nallasopara
towards Churchgate
Western line Vaitarna
towards Dahanu Road
Location
Virar is located in India
Virar
Virar
Location within India
Virar is located in Maharashtra
Virar
Virar
Virar (Maharashtra)

Virar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʋiɾaːɾ]; station code: VR) 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. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot. It used to be the only railway station to have services to other stations in Palghar District(in which the city of Virar itself is located), 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.