Anand Nagar metro station (Mumbai) explained


Anand Nagar
Type:Mumbai Metro station
Style:Mumbai Metro
Address:Anand Nagar, Dahisar East, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400068
Coordinates:19.2572°N 72.8651°W
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Platform:2 (2 side platform)
Operator:Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL)
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Owned:Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Map State:collapsed
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Mapframe-Marker:rail
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Anand Nagar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Yellow Line 2A of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. This metro station is located on New Link Road in Dahisar, Mumbai. This station is managed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and was opened to the public on 2 April 2022.[1] [2]

History

J Kumar Infraprojects was awarded the contract to construct the station in June 2016.[3] The MMRDA announced that electrification of the line had been completed on 26 May 2020.[4] The station was originally named Upper Dahisar. The MMRDA renamed the station as Anand Nagar in March 2022 based on demands from local residents.[5]

Anand Nagar was opened to the public on 2 April 2022, along with the first phase of Line 2A.[6] [7]

Station layout

L1
Platforms
Platform 2 toward Andheri West (Kandarpada)
Platform 1← toward Dahisar East (terminus)
MMezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
GStreet levelExit/Entrance

Power and signaling system

Like all other stations and railways of Mumbai metro, Anand Nagar station also uses 25,000 volt AC power system by overhead catenary to operate the trains.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mumbai Metro: Line 2A, Line 7 launched, check routes, station details here . 2023-04-18 . DNA India . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-20 . Mumbai Metro's 2A & 7 Lines to Cover Andheri to Dahisar in Just 75 Minutes Know Fare, Routes as Ops Begin Today . 2023-04-18 . News18 . en.
  3. Web site: 9 August 2016 . Tainted J Kumar Infraporjects bags Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro 2A project . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161015125202/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-tainted-j-kumar-infraporjects-bags-dahisar-dn-nagar-metro-2a-project-2242773 . 15 October 2016 . 14 October 2016 . dna.
  4. Web site: May 26, 2021 . MMRDA to conduct test run for two elevated Metro lines next week . 2023-07-09 . Mumbai Mirror . en . IANS.
  5. Web site: Mumbai: Three Metro stations renamed on public demand . 2023-07-09 . Free Press Journal . en.
  6. Web site: 2022-04-03 . Mumbai: Phase 1 of Metro Line 2A and 7 opened for public . 2023-07-09 . The Indian Express . en.
  7. Web site: 2023-01-19 . Mumbai Metro: These 2 lines to get operational today. Check route, other details . 2023-04-18 . mint . en.