Vangani railway station

Vangani is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.^[1]

Vangani
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Vangani, Thane district
Coordinates	19°5′39″N 73°18′4″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	VGI
Fare zone	Central Railways
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Badlapur towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central line Shelu towards Khopoli
Route map Legend to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Junction Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral Junction to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloje Panchnand to Karjat Mumbra Navde Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel to Harbour line Thane Creek Somatne Thane Rasayani Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjur Marg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha LTT to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Goregaon Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi   Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT
Location Vangani Location within Maharashtra

On local time of 17:03, April 17, 2021, a visually impaired mother took a 6-years old child, who had goes off edge of platform and fallen on the tracks when an express train approaching, a railway worker named Mayur Shelkhe rush to save the child from tracks only a 2-3 seconds before a train passing and station staff flagging to order the train to stop, both railway worker and the child are safely climbed to the platform while risking their life, and the train stops for a while, recorded by many CCTV cameras, the Ministry of Railway in India has praised Mayur Shelkhe's good Samaritan and awarded with Rs 50,000 in cash ^{[2] [3]}

Gallery

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  Vangani railway station board

References

1. "Vangani Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
2. 'I was blank for almost 15-20 mins': Railway pointsman Mayur Shelke on risking his life for child at Vangani station
3. Ministry of Railways announces award of Rs 50,000 for pointsman Mayur Shelke who saved 6-year-old at Vangani station