Eksar metro station

Eksar
Mumbai Metro station
General information
LocationEksar Village, Eksar, Borivali, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400091
Coordinates19°14′26″N 72°50′37″E / 19.2404402°N 72.8434822°E / 19.2404402; 72.8434822
Owned by MMRDA
Operated byMaha Mumbai Metro Operation Corp. Ltd (MMMOCL)
Line(s)Yellow Line 2A
Platforms2 (2 side platform)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
ParkingNo
Other information
Station code205
History
Opened2 April 2022 (2022-04-02)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Metro Following station
Mandapeshwar Yellow Line 2A Borivali (West)
Location

Eksar is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Yellow Line 2A of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. This station is located in Borivali, Mumbai. This station is owned by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and was inaugurated on 2 April 2022.[1][2]

History

J Kumar Infraprojects was awarded the contract to construct the station in June 2016.[3] The MMRDA announced that electrification of the line had been completed on 26 May 2020.[4]

Eksar was opened to the public on 2 April 2022, along with the first phase of Line 2A.[5][6]

Station layout

2nd Floor Side platform Disabled access
Platform 2
Southbound
 2A  toward Andheri (West)
Next station: Borivali (West)
Platform 1
Northbound
 2A  toward Dahisar (East)
Next station: Mandapeshwar
Side platform Disabled access
1st Floor Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
G Street level Exit/Entrance

Power and signaling system

Like all other stations and railways of Mumbai metro, Eksar station also uses 25,000 volt AC power system by overhead catenary to operate the trains.

References

  1. ^ "Mumbai Metro: Line 2A, Line 7 launched, check routes, station details here". DNA India. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Mumbai Metro's 2A & 7 Lines to Cover Andheri to Dahisar in Just 75 Minutes | Know Fare, Routes as Ops Begin Today". News18. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Tainted J Kumar Infraporjects bags Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro 2A project". dna. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. ^ "MMRDA to conduct test run for two elevated Metro lines next week". Mumbai Mirror. IANS. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Mumbai: Phase 1 of Metro Line 2A and 7 opened for public". The Indian Express. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Mumbai Metro: These 2 lines to get operational today. Check route, other details". mint. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.