Chembur railway station explained


Chembur
Type:Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Style:Mumbai Suburban Railway
Line:Harbour Line
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Opened:1906
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:CMBR
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Central Railways
Map Type:Mumbai
Map Dot Label:Chembur
Map State:collapsed

Chembur Station is a railway station in Chembur on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It lies near Chembur Market. It has one train in the morning starting from this station. It has two platforms which serves North and South bound railway line.

The Chembur Monorail Station is connected with a skywalk to the Chembur Railway Station.[1] [2]

History

The Kurla–Chembur single line was built in 1906 for garbage trains. It was opened to passenger traffic in the year 1924.[3] The Kurla–Mankhurd section which also contained Chembur was electrified in 1950 and suburban steam services were run on one track from 1951.[4]

Access

The station provides noise indicators for the blind to help them spot where their compartment comes in. It does not have ramp for the disabled. The Station Master's Office has the First Aid Box. The station can be reached by road on both East and West side.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ' + val.created_at + '. Mumbai monorail to be inaugurated today. NDTV.com. 2014-02-02.
  2. Web site: All about Mumbai's monorail. Niti Central. 2014-02-02. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140203165957/http://www.niticentral.com/2014/01/30/all-about-mumbais-monorail-184851.html. 3 February 2014. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: History of Railways in India – Part 3. Indian Railways Fan Club. 15 May 2010.
  4. Web site: History of Railways in India – Part 4. Indian Railways Fan Club. 15 May 2010.