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Mira Road railway station

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Mira Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Mira Road station signboard
General information
LocationMira Road
Coordinates19°16′48″N 72°51′22″E / 19.2799°N 72.8561°E / 19.2799; 72.8561
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsBus transport BEST Transport, Bus transport MBMT Transport, Bus transport TMT Transport
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMIRA
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
Decrease (2015) 1,30,000[1]
Increase (2016) 1,77,000[2]
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Dahisar
towards Churchgate
Western line Bhayandar
towards Dahanu Road
Location
Mira Road is located in Mumbai
Mira Road
Mira Road
Location within Mumbai
Mira Road is located in India
Mira Road
Mira Road
Mira Road (India)

Mira Road (Pronunciation: [miɾaː]; station code: MIRA) is a passenger railway station located at Mira Road, a suburb in the Western Suburbs of Mumbai.

Mira Road station is also served by three bus services including BEST Transport, MBMT Transport and TMT Transport buses, serving the areas of Western Suburbs, Mumbai City District, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Mira Bhayandar. [3]

It is one of the crowded railway stations during peak hours on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railways (Locals).

Development

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In 2015, MMRDA authorities had implemented that Mira Road station will be developed along with other railway stations from the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway with the installations of escalators, footover bridges and elevators.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Manthank Mehta (14 June 2015). "Western Railway commuter traffic grows the fastest in Nalasopara". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ Manthank Mehta (4 January 2016). "Most WR trips started from Borivli, station earned nearly Rs 17L per day last yr". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. ^ Nikita Peer (26 May 2012). "Mira Road all set to become most sought-after residential destinations". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Shashank Rao (27 February 2015). "A railway budget to bring Mumbai back on track". Mid-Day. Retrieved 3 March 2016.