Nallasopara railway station

Railway Station in Maharashtra, India

19°24′55″N 72°51′41″E / 19.4154°N 72.8613°E / 19.4154; 72.8613Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian RailwaysLine(s)Western LinePlatforms4Tracks4ConstructionStructure typeStandard on-ground stationOther informationStatusActiveStation codeNSPFare zoneWestern RailwaysHistoryOpened1865^[1]ElectrifiedYesPassengers69 eut Services

Preceding station	Mumbai Suburban Railway			Following station
Vasai Road towards Churchgate		Western line		Virar towards Dahanu Road

Route map

Legend

Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

Dahanu Road

Vangaon

Boisar

Umroli

Palghar

Kelve Road

Saphale

Vaitarna River

Vaitarna

Virar

Nallasopara

Vasai Road

Central line and Vasai Road - Roha line

planned extension to Borivali

Line 1

Sahar Airport

Sahar Airport

Bandra

Mithi River

Mahim

Harbour line

Matunga Road

Central line

Central line

Line 3

Line 3

Line 3

Line 3

Location
Nala sopara Location within Maharashtra

Nalla Sopara (station code NSP) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, serving the town of Nala Sopara.^[2]

Nalla Sopara is one of the busiest railway stations in Mumbai. The trains passing through this railway station, travel towards Churchgate in the south and Dahanu Road in the north.

Nalla Sopara station has five footover bridges, all of which are featured with an escalator. Nalla Sopara ranks second busiest railway platform after Andheri.

History

In 2011, Nalla Sopara alone recorded a 25% increase in first-class commuters from the previous year.

Western Railways widened the platforms at the station in 2012. It created more space on the narrow fast-train platform 4 at Nalla Sopara, as well as at Mira Road, which is linked to the skywalk. The project cost about ₹72 lacs and the construction was completed in July 2012.

The extra space on platforms helped the railway deal with increased number of passengers due to longer trains, wider bridges and new skywalks.^[3] The new bridge was built to provide passengers with another means of walking from platform to platform.

Gallery

Nalla Sopara platformboard
Nalla Sopara overview – Platform 1 & 2
Nalla Sopara overview – Platform 3 & 4

References

^ Jhingron, A.K (2009). Heritage, Traditions, and Legends. Western Railways. p. 213.
^ "Nalla Sopara Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "WR gifts commuters space with wider platforms on the anvil". DNA India. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2019.