Ghatkopar railway station explained

Ghatkopar
Type: Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Ghatkopar,
Line:Central Line
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:4
Tracks:7
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Opened:1877
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:G
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Central Railways
Passengers:465,000
Pass Year:2014
Map Type:India#Mumbai
Map Dot Label:Ghatkopar
Map State:collapsed

Ghatkopar is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It was opened in 1877,[1] and serves the Ghatkopar suburb of Mumbai. About 465,000 commuters use the station daily as of 2014. An average of 35,000 tickets are sold daily.[2]

The western side of Ghatkopar station is connected with the Ghatkopar metro station through a skywalk.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historical Milestone. Central Railway. 2014-10-09. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012252/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,1191,1192,1394,1396,1410,1411. 3 December 2013. dmy.
  2. Web site: dna exclusive: Metro may cause Dadar-like congestion at Ghatkopar. DNA. Binoo Nair. May 21, 2014.
  3. Web site: Ateeq Shaikh. Ghatkopar railway station to soon to be integrated with metro station. Dnaindia.com. 2014-03-31. 2014-06-17.
  4. Web site: Commuters sandwiched between Mumbai Metro and railways. The Free Press Journal. June 12, 2014. 2014-06-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182511/http://freepressjournal.in/commuters-sandwiched-between-mumbai-metro-and-railways/. 14 July 2014. dmy-all.