Kalyan Junction railway station

Kalyan Junction कल्याण जंक्शन
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
File:Kalyan Junction railway station - Stationboard.jpg
Coordinates
Elevation	8.840 metres (29.00 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways, Central Railways, Maharashtra
Line(s)	Central Line Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Mumbai-Chennai line Bhusawal-Kalyan section Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section
Platforms	08
Construction
Structure type	Standard, on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	KYN
Fare zone	Central Railways
Electrified	Yes
Traffic
Passengers	360,000/day
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station Thakurli toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line North-east branch Shahad toward Kasara Central Line South-east branch Vithalwadi toward 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 north-east of Mumbai. It is the third busiest station on Mumbai Suburban Railway after Thane and Andheri, where all mail and express trains halt, and there is a demand to upgrade the station into an integrated railway terminal as Mumbai CST is already saturated to its limits.

Platforms

There are 8 platforms at Kalyan station. The platforms are 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Platform number 1 and 1A are for Kalyan-originating slow/semi-slow 'UP'(towards Mumbai CST) Local Trains.
Platform 2 and 3 are used for 'UP' and 'DOWN'(towards ambarnath, badlapur, karjat, kasara, titwala, khopoli) slow trains.
Platform 4 is used for 'DOWN' Local Trains only.
Platforms 5 and 6 are used for 'UP' as well as 'DOWN' trains slow/fast Trains.
Platform 7 for 'UP' fast Local Trains only.
Intercity, express trains, long distance trains arrive at Platforms 4,5,6,7 only.

Facilities

Escalators

After Thane railway station had escalators installed on two of its platforms, Kalyan station got its first escalator on platform No.1.

Waiting Rooms

Waiting Rooms are available on platform Nos. 4&5 of with and without air condition. There is a separate 'ladies-only' waiting room on platform 4.

Canteen and Snacks corner

Canteen is available on the long distance trains platform 4&5. snacks corners can be located on the entire length of the platforms.

Sheds

The Kalyan Electric Loco Shed and Kalyan Diesel Loco Shed are also located nearby. They are two of the most important loco sheds in CR and are the lone shed serving Mumbai region. Kalyan ELS holds both AC as well as DC locos and is the only shed in India to hold widest variety of locos. The locos of Kalyan ELS and DLS are - WDM 2, WDM-2A, WDM 3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A, WDG 4, WDG4D, WDP4D, WAG-5, WAG-7, WAG 9, WCAM 1, WCAM 2/2P, WCAM 3, WCAG-1, WCM-6. In future Kalyan ELS is also expected to home pure AC locos like WAP 4/WAP 5/WAP 7.

External links

• Kalyan travel guide from Wikivoyage