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Khar Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates	19°04′07″N 72°50′24″E / 19.068598°N 72.840042°E / 19.068598; 72.840042
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	6+1A(under construction)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	KHAR
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	1 July 1924
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
85,000 (2014)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Bandratowards Churchgate Western line Santacruztowards Dahanu Road Bandratowards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Harbour line Santacruztowards Goregaon
Route map Legend Konkan Railway to Roha to Uran Panvel Konkan Railway to Karjat and Vasai Road Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Port Line to Uran Western line to Dahanu Road Seawoods–Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Line 1 Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central line to Thane Mahim Junction Kurla LTT Western line to Churchgate Central line Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Line 1 Wadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT Legend Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Central line & Vasai Road–Roha line Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Dahisar River Borivali Kandivli Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3
Location Khar RoadLocation within Mumbai

Khar Road (; station code: KHAR) is a railway station on the Western Line and the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, in the Khar suburb. It is close to the Bandra Terminus for catching upcountry trains.

The name of the station is derived from the name of the Koli village, Khar-Danda, near the Arabian Sea. Danda is home to the fishermen community.

History

The station at Khar Rd was opened on 1st April 1924, to cater to the expected 1700 passengers of the then new town planning scheme.

On 11 July 2006, Khar Road was affected by the Mumbai train bombings.

Gallery

• Khar Road station
• Khar Road Platform board

References

1. Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 172. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
2. Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 102. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
3. "Mumbai 7/11 train blasts: Five get death, seven sentenced to life". Livemint. 30 September 2015.
4. "7/11 Mumbai blasts: Five get death, seven get life imprisonment". The Economic Times. 1 October 2015.
5. "Khar Road railway station turns 90". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2014.

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