Dadar railway station is a major interchange railway stations on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the Dadar area in Mumbai, India.
This railway station lies on both the Central line named as Dadar Central with station code DR and Western line named as Dadar Western with station code DDR. It is also a terminal for Mumbai Suburban Railway as well as Indian Railways.[1]
Two roads are passes through parallel in the vicinity of Dadar railway station which is Senapati Bapat Marg on the Westside and Lakhamsi Nappu Road on the Eastside.
History
The original Dadar railway station of the GIP Railway (today's Central Railway) was inaugurated sometime between August and October 1853 as Mahim Rd railway station. It was renamed as Dadar on "1 October 1856"[2][3] Regular services to the station began in the same year on the GIPR line. A station named 'Dadur' existed on the first suburban train service of the erstwhile BB&CI Railway (today's Western Railway), when it began the service on 12 April 1867 (between Bombay Backbay and Viraur), suggesting the WR side station was established sometime in the 1860s.
On 1 January 1885, the BB&CIR and the GIPR signed an agreement that allowed the interchange of coaches and goods stock. The agreement provided each railway the privilege to use the others tracks via Dadur. BB&CIR was permitted to send its goods trains to Carnac Bunder on the GIPR side, while GIPR could use the Colaba Terminus station. Further it agreed that in the event of public interest, a local passenger train service should be commenced between GIPR's Victoria Terminus, and BB&CIR's Bandra station, via the Dadur Junction.[4]
The station was among the first (along with Currey Road) to receive colour light signalling in 1920.[5]
The Tilak bridge that spans over both the Western and Central lines was completed in August 1925, after 8 years of construction. It was named so after Independence. It was built to replace an old level crossing situated a quarter mile south of its present location.[6]
The Dadar through cabin was converted to colour signalling in February 1936, following similar endeavours around the stations like Mahim, Bandra, among others.[7]
On 10 August 1942, a large crowd gathered outside the station. This happened in the backdrop of the call for Quit India announced a few days back in Bombay, as well as the arrest of important leaders. The crowds barged into the station platforms, and people began greasing the rail tracks, and placing obstacles on them, to stop rail traffic. A police firing ensued, and several people were injured and killed.[8]
The express train terminus on Central line side was constructed and opened on 1968.[9]
During the India–Pakistan war of 1971 a Jawan Canteen was established in the station to serve Indian soldiers. The Canteen was conducted by Wadala Junior Chambers (Founder- Gangaram Joshi), under the guidance of Nanik Rupani, who was the President at that time.[10][11] Trains began terminating and departing from Dadar from May 1974.
After decades, in 2009, the Midtown terminus of Dadar Western side was inaugurated for increasing more trains on the suburban route and long-distance route for decreasing a load of passengers.[12] And the side elevated road which is parallel to Midtown Terminus connects to Tilak Bridge for direct taxis' and another vehicles' movement, was inaugurated in 2014. The cost for construction was Template:INRConvert.[13]
Structure
Dadar railway station has 14 platforms, In that, 7 platforms consist of the Western side which is two platforms of the slow suburban route, three platforms of the fast suburban route and the last two platforms are the terminus of the Suburban and Long Distance trains which are also known as Dadar Midtown Terminus.[14][15]
The remaining 7 platforms consist of the Central line, which is of two platforms on the slow suburban route, three platforms are on the fast suburban route with middle-fast suburban terminal, and the last two platforms are the terminus of long-distance trains which is also known as Dadar Central Terminus or Dadar Terminus.
This railway station is well connected with multiple walk ways and bridges for easier access of passengers crossing on either side.[16]
Station structure layout
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| G | North Entrance Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P WR zone |
FOB, Side platform | P1 Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| Platform 2 | Towards ← Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P2 & P3 Doors will open on the left Platforms 1 & 2 are dedicated for Slow Local trains | Platforms 3-5 are dedicated for Fast Local trains | ||
| Platform 3 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| Platform 4 | Towards ← Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P4 & P5 Doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 5 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P5 Doors will open on the right | P6 Doors will open on the left Platforms 6 & 7 are dedicated for Outstation Express trains | ||
| Platform 6 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk | |
| Platform 7 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Side platform | P7 Doors will open on the left | ||
| P CR zone |
Platform 8 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk |
| Platform 9 | Towards ← Mumbai CSMT Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P8 Doors will open on the right | P9 Doors will open on the left Platforms 8 & 9 are dedicated for Slow Local trains | Platforms 9A/10 & 11 are dedicated for Fast Local trains | ||
| Platform 9A/10 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P11 Doors will open on the left | P9A/10 Doors will open on the right | ||
| Platform 11 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| Platform 12 | Towards ← Mumbai CSMT Next Station: Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P13 Doors will open on the right | P12 Doors will open on the left Platforms 11 & 12 are dedicated for Fast Local trains | Platforms 13-14 are dedicated for Outstation trains | ||
| Platform 13 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk | |
| FOB, Island platform | P14 Doors will open on the left | ||
| Platform 14 | Towards → Template:Stnlnk / Template:Stnlnk | |
| G | South Entrance Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
There are multiple escalators available on both the sides for help in interchanging stations, which were inaugurated on 1 November 2013 on the Western line side by Western Railway[17] And the remaining escalators were inaugurated on 21 January 2018 on the Central line side by Central Railway.[18]
Passengers
Dadar is the busiest railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network with an average of 211,888 passengers beginning their journey from this station per day contributing Template:INRConvert of average daily revenue.[19]
In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long-distance train services terminating at Dadar on the Central side within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12.[20]
Operations
Dadar railway station handles a total of 88 long-distance trains. In which 12 trains are on the Western line side in which 3 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Midtown Terminus and 9 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Western line.[21][22]
Whereas, 76 trains are on the Central line side in which 11 long-distance trains originate and terminate at Central Terminus and 65 long-distance trains halt at the fast suburban route of Central line.[23]
References
- ↑ Mumbai Dadar station to get a touch of South Korea, Mid-day, 1 July 2020, Retrieved 19 October 2020
- ↑ [IRFCA CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations]. www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ RAILWAYS OF THE RAJ: History of Railways from Bombay to rest of India. RAILWAYS OF THE RAJ. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
- ↑ The Gazetteer Of Bombay City And Island Vol. 1{{#if:Edwards|, Edwards}(1909)
- ↑ Halt Station India: The Dramatic Tale of the Nation's First Rail Lines{{#if:Aklekar|, Aklekar}. Rupa Publications(2014). ISBN 978-81-291-3497-4
- ↑ Anchoring A City Line{{#if:Rahul Mehrotra|, Rahul Mehrotra}. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd(2000). ISBN 81-900602-4-4
- ↑ Anchoring A City Line{{#if:Rahul Mehrotra|, Rahul Mehrotra}. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd(2000). ISBN 81-900602-4-4
- ↑ Anchoring A City Line{{#if:Rahul Mehrotra|, Rahul Mehrotra}. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd(2000). ISBN 81-900602-4-4
- ↑ IRFCA History Part 4. IRFCA.
- ↑ The long healing of 1971. The Hindu(8 April 2017).
- ↑ India, Pakistan not telling truth: Dayal Singh, Taggar, Rajinder(October 10, 2016).
- ↑ "Railway Minister to Visit Mumbai on November", Indian Express, 19 November 2009, Retrieved 18 October 2014
- ↑ Major part of Elevated Dadar Terminus Project Complete, Mumbai Mirror, 14 September 2014, Retrieved 19 October 2020
- ↑ Dadar Midtown's 30 Crore makeover gets on track, Mumbai Mirror, 25 August 2011, Retrieved 18 October 2020
- ↑ Mumbai to get AC local trains from September this year, Zee Biz, Retrieved 19 October 2020
- ↑ Are these TCs on Dadar FOB genuine?. Daily News and Analysis(21 September 2014). Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- ↑ New Escalators at Dadar Station, Daily News and Analysis, 1 November 2013, Retrieved 15 February 2014
- ↑ City's 1st Escalators to start at Dadar Thane stations, Mumbai Mirror, 21 January 2018, Retrieved 20 October 2020
- ↑ It's not getting any better! Despite metro and monorail, Mumbai local trains getting more overcrowded, Rao, Shashank. Mid-Day.com(12 April 2017).
- ↑ Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to replace Dadar as outstation hub, Times of India, 17 October 2012, Retrieved 16 July 2013
- ↑ Mumbai Train travel to get smoother commuters with the increase of 76 services from Dadar, Bandra, Hindustan Times, 10 May 2017, Retrieved 19 October 2018
- ↑ Post March Western Railway to run 70 more 15 car services, Times of India, 14 December 2019, Retrieved 19 October 2020
- ↑ Indian Railways revises Time Table for several Central Railway trains with effect from today, Financial Express, 1 July 2019, Retrieved 19 October 2020
External links
- Dadar Central at India Rail Info
- Dadar Western at India Rail Info
- Old picture of Dadar Railway station, BB&CIR side: 1923
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