Kalyan Junction railway station

Kalyan Junction
General information
Coordinates19°14′07″N 73°07′50″E / 19.23525°N 73.1305°E / 19.23525; 73.1305
Elevation8.840 metres (29.00 ft)
System Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
LinesCentral line
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Mumbai–Chennai line
Bhusawal–Kalyan section
Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Kalyan-Murbad line (this line is at survey stage)
Platforms8 + 6 (underconstruction)
Tracks15+
ConnectionsKDMT Bus Stand, Auto stand, Taxi stand, Mumbai Metro Line 5, Line 12 (Under construction)
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKYN
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Mumbai CR
History
Opened1 May 1854
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesCalian Railway Station
Passengers
360,000/day
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Thakurli Central line
Shahad
towards Kasara
Vithalwadi
towards Khopoli
Location
Kalyan Junction
Location within Maharashtra

Kalyan Junction is a major railway junction station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 54 km (34 mi) north-east of Mumbai.

It is one of the most important railway junctions serving the country. Kalyan Junction is an important stop for all the trains. The station currently has 8 platforms currently and more than 15 railway tracks, with additional platforms proposed under a yard-remodelling project to separate suburban and long-distance operations. The Kalyan Electric Loco Shed and Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed located nearby are important maintenance facilities serving the Mumbai region.