Borivali (station code: BO ( suburban)/BVI ( mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line 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 ...

network and an outbound station. It serves the suburb of

Borivali Borivali (Pronunciation: oːɾiʋəliː is a suburb and is located at the north-western end of Mumbai and has a large Gujarati population followed by others. Traditionally the tribals and East Indians lived in Borivali. The attractions incl ...

. The Borivali Railway Station is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the

system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving

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. As of Oct 2022, the plans to extend 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 ...

to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam, with the survey for land acquisition being completed. Borivali is used by almost 2.87 lakhs (287,000) passengers every day and is the busiest station on the western suburban line of Mumbai. The number of passengers using Borivali is much higher compared to other stations because many commuters from adjoining stations go there to catch a train as it is impossible to board a local train from stations such as Dahisar, Kandivali or Malad.

Platforms

For the convenience of the passengers Western Railway has decided to change the platform numbers of Borivali station. The platforms have now been numbered from west to east to maintain uniformity. Changes will be effective from 4 June 2017. As of July 2011, there are 9 platforms at the station and as of 4 June 2017 after renumbering of platform number the trains that these platforms handle are as follows: * 1st - Caters to Churchgate bound trains * 2nd - Caters to Churchgate bound trains * 3rd - Caters to both Churchgate bound and Virar bound Trains * 4th - Caters predominantly to Churchgate bound trains * 5th - Caters to both Churchgate and Virar bound trains * 6th - Caters to Virar bound trains and also long distance Express like Rajdhani express and Mail trains going outside Mumbai * 7th - Caters to Churchgate bound fast trains and also long distance Express and Mail trains coming into Mumbai * 8th - Caters to Churchgate bound trains and also to long distance Express and Mail trains coming into and going outside Mumbai * 9th - Caters to Churchgate bound trains and also to long distance Express and Mail trains coming into and going outside Mumbai The 1st and 2nd platforms are terminal platforms.

History

Borivali is mentioned as one of the stations where the First Regular suburban train service of BB&CI halted. Then, it was known as 'Berewla'. This train service was inaugurated on April 12, 1867.

Gallery

File:Borivali platformboard.jpg, Borivali platformboard File:Parle 03.jpg, Borivali stationboard File:Mumbai 03-2016 87 Borivali station.jpg, Terminal platform File:Borivali station remodelling layout.jpg, Borivali station remodelling layout File:Mumbai morning rush.jpg, Borivali station peak hours File:Borivali railway station - Warning.jpg, Borivali railway station - Warning File:Borivali railway station - CVM & ATVM's.jpg, Borivali railway station - CVM & ATV

References

External links

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An WR article about the early BB&CI suburban railway, with images and diagrams of Borivali station (pg 5 and 11)
{{Mumbai - Suburban Railway, Western Borivali Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai Suburban Railway stations Mumbai WR railway division