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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway Station in Maharashtra, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Station<br />
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br>Wadala Road<br />
| type = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station<br />
| image = Mumbai 03-2016 55 Vadala Road station.jpg<br />
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = Wadala Road<br />
| address = [[Wadala]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.0160|72.8588|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| line = [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour line]]<br />
| structure = Standard on-ground station<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = <br />
| bicycle = <br />
| baggage_check = <br />
| opened = 22 February 1914<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| status = Active<br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = VDLR <br> VD (Harbour line)<br />
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| zone = [[Central Railways]]<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| mpassengers = <br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Mumbai Suburban Railway<br />
|line1=Harbour|left1=Sewri|right1=King's Circle|type1=Goregaon <br />
|line2=Harbour|left2=Sewri|right2=Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar|type2=Panvel<br />
|header3=Out-of-system interchange<br />
|system4=Mumbai Monorail|line4=1|left4=Acharya Atre Nagar|right4=Dadar (East)|transfer4=Wadala Bridge}}<br />
| map_type = India#Maharashtra#Mumbai<br />
| map_dot_label = Wadala Road<br />
| route_map = {{MSR Harbour line|inline=1}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
| other = [[Wadala Bridge monorail station]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Wadala Road''' (formerly '''Vuddalah Road''', station code: '''VDLR'''/'''VD''') is a railway station on the [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour line]] of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]]. It was earlier called Gowari station.<ref name="haltstn">{{cite book|last1=Aklekar|first1=Rajendra B|title=Halt station India : the dramatic tale of the nation's first rail lines|publisher=[[Rupa & Co]]|isbn=9788129134974|page=145|access-date=23 April 2019|url=http://rupapublications.co.in/books/halt-station-india/|year=2014|archive-date=13 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613184421/http://rupapublications.co.in/books/halt-station-india/|url-status=dead}}</ref> <br />
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This station is infamous for deaths of people who are crossing the tracks. Previously, forty people were killed on the tracks here every year. After behavioral "nudges" were implemented, such as painting [[Railroad tie|ties]] to help people judge the speed of oncoming trains, and adding pictures of men being run over, the number of deaths reduced to 10 each year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180810-how-cities-trick-you-into-better-behaviour|title=How cities trick you into better behaviour|last=Hemrajani|first=Nikhil|language=en|access-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> <br />
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== History ==<br />
This station was opened in February 1914. It was then renamed to Gowari between 1914-17. The station was temporarily closed along with Koliwada ([[Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar railway station|GTB Nagar station]]) on 22 November 1919, before being reopened on 1 April 1921. It was renamed to Wadala Road in April 1933.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=www.irfca.org}}</ref> <br />
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== Platforms ==<br />
This station has 4 Platforms. PF 1 for trains towards Panvel/Goregaon, PF 2 & 3 for trains terminating / originating from here and PF 4 for Trains towards CSMT.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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File:Wadala Road.jpg<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Mumbai City district]]<br />
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]<br />
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