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Dahanu Road railway station

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Dahanu Road is a railway station near the town of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. It lies on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the northern limit of the Suburban network, although the track continues north to Gholwad and beyond.

Coordinates19°59′29.5″N 72°44′36.8″E
Elevation9.820 metres (32.22 ft)
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Dahanu Road
General information
LocationDahanu, Palghar district
Coordinates19°59′29.5″N 72°44′36.8″E
Elevation9.820 metres (32.22 ft)
SystemMumbai Suburban Railway station
OwnerMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
LineWestern line
Platforms5
Tracks6
Construction
Structure type
Standard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeDRD
Fare zoneWestern Railways
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Vangaon
towards Churchgate
Western line Gholvad
towards Dahanu Road
Location
Dahanu Road is located in India
Dahanu Road
Dahanu Road
Location within India
Dahanu Road is located in Maharashtra
Dahanu Road
Dahanu Road
Location within Maharashtra
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History

A table listing the elevations of stations and major bridges along the line was published in the journal The Bombay Builder on 5 April 1867, which mentions a station around 13 km from Boisur (Boisar) by the name of Dhanoo Road (referring to this station) along the line. This suggests that the station was opened sometime around that year.

The railway was extended as a double track from Palghar to Dahanu Road on 17 January 1898, and continued as a single track up to Gholvad on 18 October 1900.[1]

In 2002, Western Railway announced that it would extend the EMU service from Virar up to Dahanu Road.[2] On 16 April 2013, Western Railway Started Services For Dahanu Road to Churchgate Using EMU Trains.[3] In January 2012, the Vasai and Virar Municipal Corporation started litigation to force the railway to run direct services from Mumbai Churchgate to Dahanu Road, rather than making passengers change at Virar, as at present. The railway replied that they did not have enough trains for through services, and the tracks north of Virar were already too busy.[4] In March 2012, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced additional services on the Virar-Dahanu Road railway.[5]

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