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{{Infobox station
| name = Boisar high-speed railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor|Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway]] station
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| address = Warangade, [[Boisar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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| elevation = {{convert|22|m|ft}}
| line = [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
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| structure = Elevated
| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|2028|||df=y|p=n|br=n}}<ref name="TFE">{{cite news|last=Sen|first=Anindita|title=Bullet Train Project in India! 32-metre deep BKC station to be ready in 2028, work starts in Mumbai|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/railways-bullet-train-project-in-india-32-metre-deep-bkc-station-to-be-ready-in-2028-work-starts-in-mumbai-3242499/|work=The Financial Express|date=13 September 2023|access-date=4 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
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| electrified = Yes
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| owned = [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]
| operator = National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
| status = Land acquisition underway<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|last=Nair|first=Sandhya|title=Vasai-Virar civic body opposes govt on bullet train plan|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/thane/complete-land-acquisition-in-thane-for-bullet-train-project-by-mid-may/articleshow/91135804.cms|work=The Times of India|date=15 February 2019|access-date=5 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TI">{{cite news|last=Lewis|first=Clara|title=With bullet train, MMRDA feels new BKC can be built in Boisar|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/with-bullet-train-mmrda-feels-new-bkc-can-be-built-in-boisar/articleshow/66397367.cms|work=The Times of India|date=28 October 2018|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Boisar high-speed railway station''' is a proposed [[High-speed railway|high-speed railway station]] on the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]. This station is located in Warangade, [[Boisar]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. It is the fourth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Virar high-speed railway station|Virar station]] and before [[Vapi high-speed railway station|Vapi station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhsrcl-mumbai-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-information-route-map-fares-timings-tenders-status-updates/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=5 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Tiwari|first=Neeraj|title=Bullet train: 3 growth centres planned along corridor|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bullet-train-3-growth-centres-planned-along-corridor-5478746/|work=The Indian Express|date=5 December 2018|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Construction ==
The [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C3" of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] (MAHSR) in November 2022, with a deadline of around 4.5 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information on MAHSR C-3 Package|url=https://www.nhsrcl.in/en/media/press-release/information-mahsr-c-3-package|work=National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|date=15 November 2022|access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> In June 2023, [[Larsen and Toubro]] won the tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=L&T wins ₹15,697 cr civil contract package C3 of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project|url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/lt-wins-15697-cr-civil-contract-package-c3-of-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-project|work=Metro Rail Today|date=16 June 2023|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> The NSHRCL signed a letter of agreement (LoA) with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of [[Thane high-speed railway station#Thane depot|Thane depot]], [[Thane high-speed railway station|Thane]], [[Virar high-speed railway station|Virar]] and Boisar stations in July 2023.<ref name="L&T">{{cite news|title=L&T Awarded Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s C3 Contract in Maharashtra|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2023/07/20/lt-awarded-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-trains-c3-contract-in-maharashtra/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=20 July 2023|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> As of October 2023, land acquisition near Warangade in Boisar for the station, and for the high-speed railway viaduct in the region is still underway since 2019.<ref name="TI"/><ref name="TIE"/>

== Lines ==
The station will be served by the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], and will be the fourth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in [[Boisar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Corridor Final Report Volume 6|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/south/india/c8h0vm00009v1ylc-att/c8h0vm0000bzv95y.pdf|work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA)|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TIE"/>

== Structure ==
The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The exterior design of the station building will be inspired by the [[Arabian Sea]] because of its close location to it. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|E5 Series Shinkansen]] trains.<ref name="mid-day">{{cite news|last=Aklekar B.|first=Rajendra|title=Maharashtra: Designs of four bullet train stations unveiled |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-designs-of-four-bullet-train-stations-unveiled-23269713|work=Mid-Day|location=Mumbai|date=10 February 2023|access-date=5 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Features ==
The station will have all modern and advanced facilities and amenities for customers and passengers, distinct from [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]] stations and similar to [[airport]]s. Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a [[transport hub]] through integration with all basic modes of transportation for better, faster and hassle-free connectivity to and from the station, such as [[Auto-rickshaw|auto]]s, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]].<ref name="mid-day"/>

== Connectivity ==
===Road===
An approach road to the station will be built to connect it with Boisar and the under-construction [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]] through Boisar Road.
===Rail===
The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be [[Boisar railway station]], located {{cvt|6|km}} west from the station.
===Metro===
A possible extension of [[Mumbai Metro#Lines|Line 13 (Purple Line)]] of [[Mumbai Metro]] is being considered by the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA) to link Boisar with [[Mumbai]], as part of the proposed expansion plan of [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]]. If implemented, then Lines 13, [[Line 9 (Mumbai Metro)|9]], and [[Line 7 (Mumbai Metro)|7]] of Mumbai Metro will directly connect the station with [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mumbai Metro Line 13 (Mumbai Metro Purple Line): Stations, Route, And Status|url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/mumbai-metro-line-13-guide-blid5584|work=Times Property|date=12 September 2023|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TOI"/>
===Air===
The nearest airport after the station's completion will be Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in [[Mumbai]], located around {{cvt|100|km}} south from the station.

== Land acquisition issues ==
When the [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) began acquiring land in the Boisar region, the [[Warli]] tribals living in the region began protests against NHSRCL and blocked surveyors from creating land surveys and soil testing required to start the construction, fearing that the project's implementation would lead to loss of their lands and residences. Such actions from people as well as from [[Government of Maharashtra|state government]] departments in [[Vasai-Virar]], who challenged the development plan of the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region]] that includes the high-speed railway project to pass through the region, had delayed land acquisition altogether in the entire Maharashtra section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], that continued until 2022. Officials from the main funding agency of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor project, the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA), met the tribals for negotiations, and hence, solved the problem.<ref name="TOI"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Pant|first=Manish|title=EXCLUSIVE: Maharashtra land acquisition for country’s first bullet train nears completion as project returns on fast track|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/exclusive-maharashtra-land-acquisition-for-countrys-first-bullet-train-nears-completion-as-project-returns-on-fast-track-355552-2022-12-07|work=Business Today|date=7 December 2022|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]
* [[Warli]]
* [[Mumbai Metro]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Maharashtra]]

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Yajant.kumar at 13:38, 9 October 2023