Mulund railway station

Railway Station in Maharashtra, India
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Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Nahur
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Central line Thane
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Route map
Legend
Kasara
Umbermali
Khardi
Thansit
Atgaon
Asangaon
Vasind
Bhatsa River
Khadavli
Kalu River
Titwala
Ambivli
Shahad
Waldhuni River
Vithalwadi
Express train Kalyan Junction
Ulhasnagar
Thakurli
Ambernath
Express train Dombivli
Badlapur
Vangani
Western
line
Vasai Road
Shelu
Juchandra
Neral
Kaman Road
Bhivpuri Road
Kharbav
Karjat
Bhiwandi Road
Palasdari
Kopar
Kelavli
Diva
Dolavli
Dativali
Lowjee
Nilaje
Khopoli
Taloje Panchnand
Mumbra
Navde Road
Kalwa
Kalamboli
to
Trans-Harbour
line
Panvel
to
Harbour
line
Somtane
Express train
Thane
Rasayani
Trans-Harbour
line
Apta
Mulund
Jite
Nahur
Hamrapur
Bhandup
Pen
Kanjurmarg
Kasu
Vikhroli
Nagothane
Line 1
to Versova
Ghatkopar
Nidi
Vidyavihar
Roha
Express train LTT
Kurla
Sion
Harbour line
Harbour line
to Andheri
Western line
to Dahanu Road
Matunga
Dadar
Prabhadevi
 
Parel
Western line
to Churchgate
Currey Road
Chinchpokli
Byculla
Harbour line
Sandhurst Road
Masjid
Line 3
Mumbai CSMT
Location
Mulund is located in Mumbai
Mulund
Mulund
Location within Mumbai

Mulund is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

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Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway to South Bombay and remote places like Khopoli and Kasara.

History

Mulund station was built to serve the suburb of Mulund, which was laid out in the 1920s. In the 1970s a new goods terminal was constructed at Mulund to handle increased volumes of freight. On 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded on a train pulling into Mulund station at 21:45 hrs. 10 people were killed and 70 injured.[1]

Layout

Mulund is a stop for slow local trains as well as most fast local trains on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban network. The station is equipped to accommodate 12-car as well as 15-car (Platform no. 3 & 4) local trains. During the peak hour, there is a fast train halting every few minutes.

Up direction escalators being built and running on platform number 1 & between platform 2 & platform 3.

Mulund has four platforms, platform numbers 1 and 2 are reserved for slow trains and platform numbers 3 and 4 for fast trains. Platforms 1 and 3 are for trains travelling towards Thane and beyond, whereas platforms 2 and 4 are for trains travelling towards Dadar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

References

  1. ^ Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, A. (2009). Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9788171325986.
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