Vasai Road railway station

Vasai Road Junction (station code: BSR) is a railway station on the Western line and Vasai Road–Roha line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.

Vasai Road Junction
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Vasai
Coordinates	19.38238°N 72.83216°E / 19.38238; 72.83216
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western line Central line Vasai Road–Roha line
Platforms	8(7+1A)
Tracks	9
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BSR BS (local)
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	in or before 1864
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Naigaon towards Churchgate Western line Nallasopara towards Dahanu Road Terminus Vasai Road–Roha line Juchandra towards Roha
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 Blue Line Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Yellow Line 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 Aqua Line Grant Road Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Aqua Line This diagram: view talk edit Legend Western line to Dahanu Road Vasai Road Western line to Churchgate Juchandra Kaman Road Kharbav Bhiwandi Road Central line to Kasara & Khopoli Kopar Diva Junction Central line to Mumbai CSMT Dativali Nilaje Taloje Panchnand Navde Road Kalamboli Harbour line to Kurla Central line to Karjat Panvel Port line to Uran Somatne Rasayani Apta Jite Hamrapur Pen Kasu Nagothane Nidi Roha Konkan Railway to Goa
Location Vasai Road Location within Maharashtra

Vasai is a historical suburban town north of Mumbai and it is located in Palghar district. It is a much modern part of Vasai Taluka. It is a part of the new Vasai-Virar city.

History

The station was formerly known as Bassein Road (Bassein being Vasai's Portuguese name). This is the reason why the station code is BSR standing for the original BaSsein Rd.

It was a station on the erstwhile BB&CI railway's (today's Western Railway) first passenger train service between Grant Rd and Ahmedabad, when it commenced operations on 28 November 1864. It was also the northern terminus of the first local service of the BB&CI railway, when it started two coach services between Grant Rd and Bassein Rd on 1 November 1865.^[1] The service had one train plying each direction. Just the following month, in an effort to construct a second platform with roof at the station, Rs. 6,522 were sanctioned in December 1865. This was necessary, since it was often, that two passenger train happened to be at the station at the same time. Wells were provided at Bassein Rd, along with a station called Pahadee (today's Goregaon station).^[2]

Gallery

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  Northern view of Vasai Road stn platform
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  Southern view of Vasai Road stn platform
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  Northward View of Vasai Road station from FoB
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  A long distance train at Vasai Road
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  WAG-9 at Vasai Road Station – Platform 6
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  Vasai Road Stationboard
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  Vasai Road platform board