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{{short description|Train station in Mumbai, India}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Bhiwandi Road
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| type = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Bhiwandi Road railway station - Station board.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address =
| borough =
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.268462|N|73.046174|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 5
| depth =
| elevation = {{convert|23.132|m|ft}}
| levels =
| tracks = Double electric line
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| baggage_check =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified =
| ADA =
| code = BIRD
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railways]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Mumbai Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Vasai Road-Roha |previous=Kharbao|next=Kopar|type2=Roha}}
| map_type = Mumbai
| map_dot_label = Bhiwandi Road
| route_map = {{MSR Central line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Bhiwandi Road''' is a railway station in [[Mumbai]], India, on the [[Vasai Road–Roha line|Vasai Road–Diva–Panvel route]] of the [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Railway]], of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. The Bhiwandi station lies on the [[Vasai Road–Roha line|Vasai–Diva corridor]], between the [[Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western Line]] and Central line. A Mainline (MEMU) service runs from {{stnlnk|Diva}} to Vasai. Computerised reservation services has been installed at this station obviating the need to go to Kalyan to for tickets.

The platforms at Bhiwandi railway station are very spacious. There are 5 platforms. The trains towards {{stnlnk|Kopar}} & Diva halt at platform 1, 2 or 3 and the train moving towards Vasai halt at platform 4 or 5.

There was a necessity for a suburban rail line for Bhiwandi. The [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] started to construct the [[Line 5 (Mumbai Metro)|Thane–Kalyan Line 5]] through Bhiwandi.<ref>[http://164.100.24.167/rsdebate/synopsis/203/15122004.htm Rajya Sabha, Synopsis of Debates (Special Mentions IV)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611063557/http://164.100.24.167/rsdebate/synopsis/203/15122004.htm |date=11 June 2008 }}</ref>

== History ==
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.

==Train statistics==
* Number of halting trains :51
* Number of originating trains :0
* Number of terminating trains :0

==Major trains==
[[File:Bhiwandi Road railway station - Platform.jpg|thumb|Bhiwandi Road railway station – Platform]]
[[File:Bhiwandi Road railway station - Platform board.jpg|thumb|Bhiwandi Road railway station – Platform board]]
* 61002-Dombivli-Boisar MEMU
* 69164-Dahanu Road–Pavel MEMU
* 69165-Panvel–Vasai Road MEMU
* 61003-Vasai Road–Diva MEMU
* 61004-Diva–Vasai Road MEMU
* 61005-Vasai Road–Diva MEMU
* 61006-Diva–Vasai Road MEMU
* 61007-Vasai Road–Diva MEMU
* 61008-Diva–Vasai Road MEMU
* 61009-Vasai Road–Diva MEMU
* 61021-Vasai Diva MEMU   Not on Sunday & Saturday
* 61022-Diva–Vasai MEMU   Not on Sunday & Saturday
* 69166-Vasai Road–Panvel MEMU
* 69167-Panvel–Vasai Road MEMU
* 69168-Vasai–Panvel MEMU
* 69161-Panvel–Dahanu Road MEMU
* 19201–Secunderabad Porbandar Weekly Express
* 19202–Secunderabad Express
* 17017–Secunderabad Express
* 17018-Rajkot Express
* 16613-Coimbatore Express
* 19311-Pune–Indore Express
* 19312-Indore–Pune Express
* 22943-Pune–Indore SF Express
* 22944-Indore–Pune SF Express
* 16506-Gandhidham Express
* 16507-KSR Bengaluru Express
* 165335-Nagercoil Weekly Express
* 16336-Gandhidham Express
* 16333-Thiruvananthapuram Express
* 16337-Okha–Ernakulam- Express
* 16338-Ernakulam–Okha Express
* 11049-SCSMT Kolhapur Express
* 11050-Ahmedabad Express
* 16505-KSR Bengaluru Express
* 16507-KSR Bengaluru Express
* 16508-Jodhpur Express
* 16531-KSR Bengaluru Express
* 16532-Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express
* 11087-Veraval–Pune Express
* 11088-Pune–Veraval Express
* 11089-Pune Express
* 11090-Bhagat Ki Kothi Express
* 11092-Pune–Bhuj Express
* 11095-Pune Ahimsa Express
* 11096-Ahmedabad Ahimsa Express
* 16209-Ajmer–Myusuru Express
* 16210-Mysuru–Ajmer Express

== Facilities ==
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.

==References==
{{reflist}}
2.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_5_(Mumbai_Metro)

{{commons category|Bhiwandi Road railway station}}
{{Mumbai – Suburban Railway, Central}}

[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai WR railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Thane district]]

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>Colonies Chris at 15:33, 3 February 2021