Vangaon railway station
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Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Vangaon | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°52′00″N 72°45′00″E / 19.866667°N 72.75°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 8.900 metres (29.20 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | VGN | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Vangaon is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.[1][2] It is the second last station on the Western Suburban Line, before Dahanu Rd, the northern terminus.
Platforms
[edit]The station has three platforms, with Platform 1 having direct road access, while Platforms 2 and 3 lie on an island platform. The ticketing office is present within the station building, which itself lies on Platform 1.
Trains
[edit]The following trains halt at Vangaon railway station in both directions:
- 19023/24 Mumbai Central - Firozpur Janata Express
- All passenger trains (non express) in both directions, halt at Vangaon station.
Mumbai suburban local trains extended their service beyond Virar station up to Dahanu rd, from 16 April 2013. All local trains halt at Vangaon station.
Gallery
[edit]- Vangaon railway Platform board
- Vangaon railway station - Platform board
- Vangaon Station platforms from station FoB
- Vangaon Station platforms from station FoB
- View of Goods and DFC lines from station FoB
- Goods Train halted at Vangaon Station.
- Wag-9 Locomotive at Vangaon Railway station, pulling an automobile carrier rake.
- Flying Ranee at Vangaon railway station
References
[edit]- ^ "Vangaon Railway Station (VGN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. India: NDTV. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "VGN/Vangaon". India Rail Info.