# Goregaon railway station

Goregaon (Marathi pronunciation:, formerly Goregaumn, station code: GMN) is a railway station on the Western line and Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the suburb of Goregaon. As a general rule, Virar-bound fast trains skip Goregaon, while Borivali-bound fast trains halt here (although there are exceptions) but as it's located in between Andheri and Borivali, it works as an important halt for termination and origination of Churchgate and Mumbai CSMT/ Panvel bound services with access to Dindoshi, Oshiwara and Film City, as well as other areas such as Malad and Jogeshwari.
What distinguishes Goregaon from Jogeshwari is the four Churchgate-bound fast 'Goregaon locals' which depart (from platform number 7) at an interval of approximately 30 minutes during the morning rush-hour. In addition, there are a number of Churchgate-bound slow "Goregaon locals" throughout the day which originate and terminate at Goregaon. Although Goregaon has not been granted a permanent halt for all fast bound locals as compared to Andheri and Borivali, this station is an important hub for a large number of Western and Harbour line locals which terminate and originate from there. The Harbour line which previously ran from Mumbai CSMT till Andheri was extended till Goregaon in March 2018 (the first service ran on March 29, 2018). The line is expected to be extended to Borivali in the coming years.

## Station Layout

The station currently has five foot-over-bridges (FOBs) and 7 platforms. This station has an additional loop line which serves as Platform 7 as it is useful not only during morning hours for Goregaon-Churchgate bound fast local trains but also as an extra line during emergencies.The outer rail tracks of this station has diversion points for changing of tracks. These are the only diversion points present between the Andheri and Borivali railway stations; the extra loop rail tracks are used for out of service local trains to halt sideways when they are not operational. The upper deck of the station serves as a facility for ticket counters and ATVMs. The southernmost FOB serves passengers exiting the station on the western side and the newly constructed eastern side. The middle FOB is connected on the western side to a skywalk that leads to Swami Vivekanand Road. Auto-rickshaw services are available on the main entrances or exits on both the sides of the station.
* Platform 1 caters Churchgate bound slow locals (rarely Mumbai CSMT/Panvel locals also available) (trains originate and terminate here)
* Platform 2 caters Mumbai CSMT/ Panvel bound slow locals (rarely Churchgate locals also available) (trains originate and terminate here)
* Platform 3 caters Virar/Borivali bound slow and semi-fast locals (slow from Andheri)
* Platform 4 caters Churchgate bound slow and semi-fast locals (fast from Andheri)
* Platform 5 caters Virar/Borivali bound semi-fast locals (slow from Andheri)
* Platform 6 caters Churchgate bound semi-fast locals (fast from Andheri)
* Platform 7 caters Churchgate bound fast locals originating from Goregaon (in the morning)

## Station Upgrades

A ₹103 crore remodel for Andheri, Jogeshwari, and Goregaon stations was completed in 2014. This remodelling included the creation of two additional platforms on the west side of the existing platform number 3 (then platform 1) to accommodate the Harbour line trains. It also included building an elevated deck above the new platforms with ticketing facilities, and connections to the central FOB and skywalks, leading to the east and west sides of the station.

## Bus Services

On either side of the station BEST has bus stations. The Goregaon depot operates most of the bus routes on the western side of the station (some services are rarely supplied through Oshiwara Depot also) while Dindoshi depot operates most of the eastern side of the station (Bus Route 341 is an exception which is operated by Pratiksha Nagar Depot when it is transported through and from Antop Hill). The Western side of bus services caters bus services from the station to the western areas of Goregaon along with Chincholi area of Malad and farther western areas in Jogeshwari and Andheri. Bus services on the east serves the areas of Dindoshi, Yashodham, Gokuldham and residential hubs nearby Aarey Colony.

## Gallery

* Goregaon stationboard
* Harbour Line station under construction at Goregaon