Goregaon railway station

Goregaon (Marathi pronunciation: [ɡoːɾeɡaːʋ], formerly Goregaumn, station code: GMN) is a railway station on the Western line and Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the suburb of Goregaon. As a general rule, Virar-bound fast trains skip Goregaon, while Borivali-bound fast trains halt here (although there are exceptions) but being in middle between Andheri and Borivali ; it hosts as an important halt for termination and origination of Churchgate and Mumbai CSMT/ Panvel bound services with access to various areas of Dindoshi, Oshiwara, Film City and outlining areas from Malad and Jogeshwari.


Goregaon
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°9′51.85″N 72°50′58.13″E
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line , Harbour Line
Platforms7
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Platform levelsUpper(Concource) Lower(Platforms)
ParkingNo
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeGMN
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened1867
Rebuilt2014
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Ram Mandir
towards Churchgate
Western line Malad
towards Dahanu Road
Ram Mandir Harbour line Terminus
Location
Goregaon
Location within India
Goregaon
Goregaon (Mumbai)

What distinguishes Goregaon from Jogeshwari is the four Churchgate-bound fast 'Goregaon Locals' which depart (from platform number 7) at an interval of approximately 30 minutes during the morning rush-hour and Goregaon consists of numerous Churchgate-bound slow "Goregaon locals" throughout the day which originate and terminate at Goregaon. Although, Goregaon has not been granted a permanent halt for all fast bound locals as compared to Andheri and Borivali, this station is an important hub for a large number of Western and Harbour line locals which terminate and originate from there. Harbour line which previously ran from Mumbai CSMT till Andheri was extended till Goregaon and services commenced on March 29, 2018. It is supposed to be extended to Borivali in near future.

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