Ram Mandir railway station
Station on Mumbai Suburban Railway
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Ram Mandir railway station (station code: RMAR), on the Western and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, serves the Oshiwara locality of Mumbai.[1][2] The station is located between Jogeshwari railway station, and Goregaon railway station and is named after the century-old temple of Lord Ram in its vicinity.[3][4][5] The station was opened to commuters on 22 December 2016.[6]
History
The Ram Mandir Road station, the 37th station on the Western Line, was inaugurated on 22 December 2016 by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, after seemingly interminable stages of construction since 2008. Its first train, running from Churchgate to Borivli, arrived at 6:00 p.m. while another, "bound for Churchgate" pulled up at 6:10 p.m.[citation needed]
The distance between Jogeshwari and Goregaon stations was considered long enough, and hence this station was created.[citation needed]
The station has four platforms, two each for Western line slow trains, and two for the Harbour line section. The Harbour line was extended to Goregaon on 29 March 2018.[7]
