->Vishalkhopkar: changed opening year to 1931 as shown in the pic

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changed opening year to 1931 as shown in the pic

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{{Short description|Railway Station in Maharashtra, India}}
{{one source|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2011}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Mulund
| type = '''[[Mumbai Suburban Railway]]''' '''station'''
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| image = Mulund Station (2).jpg
| image_caption =
| address =
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.17|N|72.952|E|region:IN_type:railwaystation|display=inline}}
| line = [[Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 04
| elevation = {{convert|6.40|m|ft}}
| levels =
| tracks = 06
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1931
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = MLND
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railways]]
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Mumbai Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Central |branch=Main Line |previous=Nahur |next=Thane}}
| map_type = Mumbai
| map_dot_label = Mulund
| route_map = {{MSR Central line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

Mulund is a railway station on the Central Line of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network.
[[File:Mulund Station Banner.jpg|thumb|left|Mulund station Banner]]
Mulund railway station is connected via the [[Central Railway (India)|Central Railway]] to South Bombay and remote places like [[Khopoli]] and [[Kasara]].

==History==
Mulund station was built to serve the suburb of [[Mulund]], which was laid out in the 1920s. In the 1970s a new goods terminal was constructed at Mulund to handle increased volumes of freight. [[2003 Mumbai train bombing|On 13 March 2003 a bomb exploded]] on a train pulling into Mulund station at 21:45 hrs. 10 people were killed and 70 injured.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EqWnqdsgZMC&pg=PA180 | page=180 | title=Urban Terrorism : Myths And Realities | first1=N. C. | last1=Asthana| first2= A. | last2=Nirmal | publisher = Pointer Publishers | year=2009 | isbn=9788171325986 }}</ref>

==Layout==
Mulund is a stop for slow local trains as well as most fast local trains on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban network. The station is equipped to accommodate 12-car as well as 15-car (Platform no. 3 & 4) local trains. During the peak hour, there is a fast train halting every few minutes.

Up direction escalators being built and running on platform number 1 & between platform 2 & platform 3.

Mulund has four platforms, platform numbers 1 and 2 are reserved for slow trains and platform numbers 3 and 4 for fast trains. Platforms 1 and 3 are for trains travelling towards Thane and beyond, whereas platforms 2 and 4 are for trains travelling towards [[Dadar]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]].
<gallery>
File:Mulund Station.jpg|Main entrance of the station
File:Mulund Station (3).jpg|Station board
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{commons category|Mulund railway station}}
{{Mumbai - Suburban Railway, Central}}

[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1915]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]

Mulund railway station - Revision history

->Vishalkhopkar: changed opening year to 1931 as shown in the pic