Mulund railway station

Mulund
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°10′12″N 72°57′07″E / 19.17°N 72.952°E / 19.17; 72.952
Elevation6.40 metres (21.0 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms04
Tracks06
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeMLND
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1931
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Nahur
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus
 Central line Thane
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
Mulund
Location within Mumbai

Mulund is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Mulund railway station is connected via the Central Railway to South Bombay and remote places like Khopoli and Kasara.

History

Mulund station was built to serve the suburb of Mulund, which was laid out in the 1920s. In the 1970s a new goods terminal was constructed at Mulund to handle increased volumes of freight. On 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded on a train pulling into Mulund station at 19:45 hrs. 10 people were killed and 70 injured.[1]

  • Main entrance of the station
  • Station board

References

  1. ^ Asthana, N. C.; Nirmal, A. (2009). Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities. Pointer Publishers. p. 180. ISBN 9788171325986.
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