Bhiwandi Road | |
| Style: | Mumbai Suburban Railway |
| Type: | Mumbai Suburban Railway station |
| Line: | Central Line |
| Structure: | Standard on-ground station |
| Platform: | 5 |
| Elevation: | 23.132m (75.892feet) |
| Tracks: | Double electric line |
| Parking: | Yes |
| Bicycle: | Yes |
| Status: | Active |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Code: | BIRD |
| Owned: | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Zone: | Central Railways |
| Map Type: | Mumbai |
| Map Dot Label: | Bhiwandi Road |
| Map State: | collapsed |
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 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 & 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]
In British times, sweet sugarcane was spread from Saltbunder road to Bhiwandi. In this area railway was stopped by the British for transporting salt by freight.
The platforms are well sheltered. The station is well connected by auto. It provides parking facilities. Smart card-based booking is also installed in the station.