Borivali railway station

Borivali (station code: BO (suburban)/BVI (mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburban of Borivali.

Borivali
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Borivali
Coordinates	19.229427°N 72.856994°E / 19.229427; 72.856994
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line
Platforms	10
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Platform levels	19.0 metres (62.3 ft)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BO (suburban) BVI (mainline)
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
2016-17	2.821 million[1] (daily)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Kandivli towards Churchgate Western line Dahisar towards Dahanu Road
Route map Legend Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Vasai Road–Roha line Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Dahisar River Borivali Kandivli Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Line 2 Mithi River Mahim Junction Harbour line to Wadala Road Matunga Road Central line to Thane Dadar Prabhadevi Parel Central line to Mumbai CSMT Lower Parel Mumbai Monorail Mahalaxmi Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3 This diagram: view talk edit
Location Borivali Location within Mumbai

The Borivali Railway Station^[2] is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of Oct 2022, the plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam, with the survey for land acquisition being completed.^[3]

Borivali is used by almost 2.87 lakh (287,000) passengers every day and is the busiest station on the western suburban line of Mumbai.

History

Borivali is mentioned as one of the stations where the first regular suburban train service of BB&CI halted. Then, it was known as 'Berewla'.^[4] This train service was inaugurated between Bombay Backbay station and Viraur on 12 April 1867.^[5]

The Station was remodeled in 1913, along with Virar. The remodeling diagrams of the station were published in a BB&CI Magazine dated Dec 1923.

The Magazine (see pg 6, 11)

Before and after diagrams of Borivali railway station, showing changes in layout after the remodeling scheme of 1913

Platforms

For the convenience of the passengers Western Railway has decided to change the platform numbers of Borivali station. The platforms have now been numbered from west to east to maintain uniformity. Changes will be effective from 4 June 2017.^[6]

Gallery

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  Borivali Platform Board
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  Borivali Station Board
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  Terminal platform
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  Borivali station's recent Remodelling layout
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  Borivali station during peak hours
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  Borivali railway station - Warning
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  Borivali railway station - CVM & ATV