Virar railway station

Virar विरार
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
File:Virar railway station - Entrance.jpg
Location	Virar
Coordinates
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	8
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	VR
Fare zone	Western Railways
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station Nala Sopara toward Churchgate Western Line Vaitarna toward Dahanu Road
Location
Virar Location within Maharashtra

Virar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate, the first station on the Western Line. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It is the only railway station that connects Mumbai to other northern stations like Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat, etc.

An outpost of Mumbai, Virar is connected with the mainland by electric train since 1925.

Station layout

5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 6 & 7 are constructed a few meters north of platform 1 & handle the local trains until Dahanu Road. Platform no. 8 at Virar is constructed approximately 500 meters South of Platform 1 similar to platform 8 at Borivali.

Platforms 1 - 3 handle the local trains in the up & down directions. Platform 4 & 5 handle outstation trains that have a halt at Virar. Platform 8 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Virar.

Gallery

• Virar railway station - Stationboard.jpg

  Virar railway station - Stationboard

• Virar railway station - Platformboard.jpg

  Virar railway station - Platformboard

• Virar railway station - Overview.jpg

  Virar railway station - Overview

• Outside Virar coaching depot.jpg

  Outside Virar coaching depot