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{{Short description|Railway station in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{unreferenced|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Virar
| type = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Virar railway station - Entrance.jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address = [[Virar]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.4553|N|72.8120|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western Line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 8
| depth =
| levels =
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| tracks = 9
| parking =
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = VR
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]]
| former =
| passengers =
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| services = {{s-rail|title=Mumbai Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Western |previous=Nallasopara|next=Vaitarna}}
| map_type = India#Maharashtra
| map_dot_label = Virar
| route_map = {{MSR Western line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Virar''' (station code: '''VR''') is a railway station on the Western line of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. Virar is a terminus station.
It is around one and a half hours away by train from {{stnlnk|Churchgate}}. Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like [[Vasai Road]] because it is a major tourist spot of Mumbai. It used to be the only railway station connecting Mumbai to other northern stations like [[Saphale]], [[Palghar]], [[Dahanu]] and distant southern cities of [[Gujarat]] like [[Vapi]], [[Surat]] etc. Since 2013 however, the [[Western Railway zone]] Suburban network has been extended up to [[Dahanu]].

An outpost of [[Mumbai]], Virar is connected with the mainland by electric train since 1925.

==Station layout==
All station design by Rupesh Kumar of ICT 5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 3T & 4T are constructed a few meters north of platform 2 & handle the local trains travelling between [[Dahanu Road]] and [[Virar]]. Platform no. 1 at Virar is constructed approximately 200 meters South of Platform 2 similar to platform 3 at {{stnlnk|Borivali}}.

Platforms 2 & 3 are terminal platforms and handle the local trains moving in the up direction. It can handle only 12-coach rakes
Platform 4–5 & 3T handle outstation trains that have a halt at Virar along with the local trains to and fro Dahanu. It can handle 22-coach rakes.
Platform 1 is a dedicated platform to handle local trains that start/terminate at Virar. It can handle 15-car rakes.

To the south of the station is a modern yard built in 2013 for EMU maintenance.

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="180px" heights="120px">
File:Virar railway station - Stationboard.jpg|Virar railway station – Stationboard
File:Virar railway station - Platformboard.jpg|Virar railway station – Platformboard
File:Virar railway station - Overview.jpg|Virar railway station – Overview
File:Outside Virar coaching depot.jpg|Outside Virar coaching depot
</gallery>

{{commons category|Virar railway station}}
{{Mumbai - Suburban Railway, Western}}

[[Category:Transport in Vasai-Virar]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Palghar district]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai WR railway division]]

{{Maharashtra-railstation-stub}}

Virar railway station - Revision history

>Colonies Chris: minor fixes, replaced: - → – (5), Churchgate → {{stnlnk|Churchgate}} (2)