Dadar railway station

Dadar Terminus railway station is a major railway station in Mumbai City district, Maharashtra. Its code is DR. It serves Dadar area of Mumbai city. The station consists of 7 platforms.Dadar Central station lies on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dadar is also terminal of longer distance trains as well as Mumbai Locals.BackgroundThe Western and Central Line terminals are connected by a walkway and foot over bridge.LinesThe station's location on two rail lines viz., Western line and Central line makes it a transit point for passengers.OperationsOn the Central Railway side, Dadar station caters to both Central Railway Suburban trains and outstation trains. There is a separate terminus for outstation trains which terminate at Dadar on the Central side called Dadar Terminus.In October 2012, CR announced plans to cease long distance train services terminating at Dadar within 5–6 years. The load would be transferred to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) by upgrading the number of platforms at LTT from five to 12. As of now, Dadar station receives more than 500,000 visitors daily.