Palghar railway station

Palghar railway station (station code: PLG) is a railway station on the Western Railway line of Mumbai Suburban Railway.

Palghar
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Mahim Road, Palghar, Maharashtra
Coordinates	19.7°N 72.77°E / 19.7; 72.77
Elevation	15.490 metres (50.82 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	PLG
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Kelve Road towards Churchgate Western line Umroli 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 Central line and 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 Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3
Location Palghar Location within India Show map of India Palghar Palghar (Maharashtra) Show map of Maharashtra

Palghar is the headquarters of the Palghar district in India's Maharashtra state, which comes under the Mumbai metropolitan region. Palghar is well served with EMU (Mumbai Locals) and MEMU trains, which provide direct connectivity to various parts of Mumbai, Thane and Panvel. Many long-distance trains also stop at Palghar. ^[1][2][3][4]

History

An 1864 Timetable of the BB&CIR's first passenger train serviice between Grant Rd and Ahmedabad advertised in the Bombay Gazette mentions the station as 'Palghur'. A table of elevation of the stations and major bridges along the line published in the Magazine, Bombay Builder of 5 April 1867 further mentions a station named 'Palghur Station' on the line. However, one source suggests that Palghar railway station was opened in the year 1893. This might suggest that a small or temporary station must have been constructed earlier, later replaced by a proper station. The case might be similar to that of Sion Railway station, which although was a halt for the first trains of the GIP Railway when it started services from Bombay to Tannah (Thane) in 1853, it received an official station much later after 1872.^[5]

The presence of the station, and due to the plague epidemic of the 1890s, caused the rich from the nearby Mahim-Kelwa village, to settle in the village, aiding in the locality's growth. A Sessional paper of 1901 stated that the double line from Virar to Palghar opened on 1 December 1897, while that from Palghar to Dahanu Rd was opened on 17 January 1898.^[6]

Major trains

The following trains stop at Palghar railway station:

• Bandra Terminus–Dehradun Express
• Bandra Terminus–Bhusaval Khandesh Express
• Bandra Terminus–Ahmedabad Lok Shakti Superfast Express
• Mumbai Central–Okha Saurashtra Mail
• Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail
• Mumbai Central–Firozpur Janata Express
• Bikaner–Bandra Terminus Ranakpur Express
• Mumbai Central–Surat Flying Ranee Superfast Express
• Kochuveli–Porbandar Express
• Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express
• Saurashtra Express
• Gujarat Superfast Express
• Jaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
• Indore–Pune Express (via Panvel)
• Chennai–Ahmedabad Humsafar Express
• Bandra Terminus–Udaipur Express
• Swaraj Express
• Mysore–Ajmer Express

Gallery

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  Palghar railway station – Platformboard
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  12953 August Kranti Rajdhani Express at Palghar
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  Palghar railway station – EMU halt
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  Palghar railway station – Station board
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  Palghar railway station – South view from station
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  Palghar railway station – North view from station
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  14708 Ranakpur Express at Palghar

References

1. "PLG:Palghar". India Rail Info.
2. "PLG:Palghar-Timetable". Yatra.
3. "PLG:Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018 Division : Mumbai". Raildrishti.
4. "PLG:Palghar-Timetable". Raildrishti.
5. Aklekar, Rajendra B. (2014). Halt Station India : The Dramatic Tale of the Nation's First Rail Lines. Rupa Publications. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-81-291-3497-4.
6. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1901). Sessional Papers. H.M. Stationery Office.