Virar railway station
 Virar | |||||||||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Virar | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°27′19″N 72°48′43″E / 19.4553°N 72.8120°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | VR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railway | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Virar (Marathi pronunciation: [ʋiɾaːɾ]; station code: VR) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
History
Virar was the northernmost station on the first regular suburban train service of the erstwhile BB&CI railway (today's Western Railway), that commenced on 12 April 1867 (from Bombay Backbay to Viraur). Then, it was spelt as 'Viraur'. Hence it might be concluded that the station itself was constructed sometime in the mid-1860s.
The station was remodeled along with Borivali after or in 1913, similarly to how Borivali was the same year. The old layout of the station was again quite similar to that of Borivali's, having two platforms, Down and Island. The Down platform was located in the West, catering trains toward Saphale, while the Island platform was located in East, catering the up line trains toward Nallasopara, and another branching platform line. The station then had two cabins (A and B) both located South and North of the Down platform respectively.[1]
In 2016, a fire damaged the Station, and "services were affected."[2] After the 2017 remodeling, the platforms were renumbered, leading to some commuters' confusion.[3]
In the 2020s, the Station has been the scene of "chaotic" protests and violent crime.[4][5][6][7][8]
Gallery
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Virar railway station – Stationboard -
Virar railway station – Platformboard -
Virar railway station – Overview -
Outside Virar coaching depot
References
- ^ A BB&CI Magazine from 1923. Visit pg 11 for diagrams of Virar stn. before and after the remodeling- [1]
- ^ "Electrical failure results in fire at Virar railway station, services affected". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Bhosale, Arpika (19 June 2017). "Virar platforms to be renumbered: After the renumbering, Platform No.1 will be in the west while the last platform will be in the east". The Asian Age. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Estranged husband attacks wife with knife at railway station in Maharashtra's Virar, arrested: The woman suffered injuries to both her hands, neck and near eyes and is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Virar". Indian Express. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Watch: Chaos as hundreds of commuters protest outside Virar Railway Station; want to board local trains". Mirror Online. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Parmar, Ram (7 September 2020). "Commuters protest at Mumbai's Virar railway station, seek more local trains". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Commuters stage a protest outside Virar Railway Station demanding Mumbai local trains to resume". 8 September 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ Choudhari, Prasun (10 February 2025). "23-year-old held for assaulting ticket checker at Virar station". Mid-Day. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
