Ram Mandir railway station
Ram Mandir railway station (station code: RMAR) is a railway station on the Western and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, serving the Oshiwara locality.[1][2] The station is located in between Jogeshwari railway station and Goregaon railway station and is named after the century-old temple of Lord Ram in its vicinity.[3][4][5] The station was opened to commuters on 22 December 2016.[6]
History
[edit]The Ram Mandir Road station, the 37th station on the Western Line, was inaugurated on 22 December 2016, by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, after seemingly interminable stages of construction since 2008. Its first train, running from Churchgate to towards Borivli, arrived at 6 pm, while another bound for Churchgate pulled up at 6.10 pm.
The distance between Jogeshwari and Goregaon stations was considered long enough, hence this station was created.
The station has four platforms, two each for Western line slow trains and two for Harbour line section. Harbour line was extended to Goregaon on 29 March 2018.[7]
The station got its name from a 150 year old temple of Lord Ram. The temple is located on sprawling grounds, in Goregaon West, and its weathered dome lends it a pleasant patina of age. A signboard inside the temple informs visitors that it was renovated in 1897, and residents say that a temple existed at the current location prior to that year. The idols—of Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita—inside the sanctum sanctorum of the smaller temple, were transferred to the renovated structure.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Nair, Binoo (17 June 2014). "Railways asks Maharashtra government to speed up Oshiwara road overbridge". DNA India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Oshiwara Railway Station work delayed further". railnews.co.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Mumbai's new railway station in Oshiwara to be named 'Ram Mandir'". Mid-day. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Mehta, Manthank (22 November 2016). "After years of delay, Oshiwara railway station to open this Sunday | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "It's official: Mumbai's newest railway station in Oshiwara to be named 'Ram Mandir'". localpress.co.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Sen, Somit (22 December 2016). "Ram Mandir station to finally open today". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ PTI (30 March 2018). "Mumbai's Harbour Line services extended till Goregaon; Railway Minister Piyush Goyal says it will soon stretch till Borivali". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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