Borivali West metro station explained


Borivali (West)
Type:Mumbai Metro station
Style:Mumbai Metro
Address:Mhada Colony, Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400091
Coordinates:19.2317°N 72.8408°W
Structure:Elevated, Double track
Platform:2 (2 side platform)
Operator:Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL)
Tracks:2
Parking:yes (paid)[1]
Owned:Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Borivali West is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Yellow Line 2A of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. This station is located in Borivali, Mumbai. This station is owned by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and was inaugurated on 2 April 2022.[2] [3]

History

J Kumar Infraprojects was awarded the contract to construct the station in June 2016.[4] The MMRDA announced that electrification of the line had been completed on 26 May 2020.[5]

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

Station layout

GStreet LevelExit/Entrance
L1MezzanineFare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2Side platform | Doors will open on the left |-| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" |Platform 2
Southbound
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards → Andheri West next station is Pahadi Eksar|-|Platform 1
Northbound
|Towards ← Dahisar East next station is Eksar|-| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" align="center" |Side platform | Doors will open on the left
|-| rowspan="2" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |L2| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" || style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" ||-|}

Power and signaling system

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Parking Facility To Be Introduced Near 5 Metro Stations In Mumbai . mumbailive.com . 15 January 2024.
  2. Web site: Mumbai Metro: Line 2A, Line 7 launched, check routes, station details here . 2023-04-18 . DNA India . en.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: May 26, 2021 . MMRDA to conduct test run for two elevated Metro lines next week . 2023-07-09 . Mumbai Mirror . en . IANS.
  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.