Khar Road ([kʰaːɾ]; station code: KHAR) is a railway station on the Western Line and the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, in the Khar suburb. It is close to the Bandra Terminus for upcountry trains.
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Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
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General information | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19.068598°N 72.840042°E / 19.068598; 72.840042 | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line, Harbour Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | KHAR | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Western Railways | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1 July 1924[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
85,000 (2014) | ||||||||||||||||
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The name of the station is derived from the name of the Koli village Khar-Danda, near the Arabian Sea. Danda is a home to fishermen. Now a link will connect from Khar Danda to Bandra–Versova Sea Link.
On 11 July 2006, Khar Road was affected by the Mumbai train bombings.[1][2][3]
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