Vadala Road (formerly Vuddalah Road, station code: VDLR/VD), is a railway station on the
Harbour Line
The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termin ...
of the
Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines ser ...
. It was earlier called Gowari station.
This station is infamous for deaths of people who are crossing the tracks. Previously, forty people were killed on the tracks here every year. After behavioral "nudges" were implemented, such as painting
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to help people judge the speed of oncoming trains, and adding pictures of men being run over, the number of deaths reduced to 10 each year.
References
Mumbai Suburban Railway stations
Railway stations in Mumbai City district
Mumbai CR railway division
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