Andheri metro station

Andheri (Officially, LIC Andheri), is a metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.[1] After Ghatkopar, Andheri is the busiest station on Line 1, with a daily passenger traffic of 72,125 in February 2017.[2]

LIC Andheri
Mumbai Metro station
General information
LocationAndheri, Mumbai
Coordinates19.120791°N 72.848132°E / 19.120791; 72.848132
Owned byMumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL)
Operated byMumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)
Line(s) Blue Line 1 
Platforms2 side platform Platform-1 → Ghatkopar
Platform-2 → Versova
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels3
ParkingNo
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAND
History
OpenedJune 8, 2014 (2014-06-08)
Electrified25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Passengers
February 201772,125 (daily)
Rank2nd
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Metro Following station
Azad Nagar
towards Versova
 Blue Line 1 Western Express Highway
towards Ghatkopar
Location
Andheri
Location within Mumbai

The Andheri station is connected with the Andheri railway station's foot-over bridge through a skywalk.[3][4][5] MMOPL later built a shorter connector that reduced the time taken by commuters to switch systems.[6]

Metro rake approaching Andheri station
Andheri – Platform board

Like other Line 1 stations, the interior walls of Andheri station are embellished with murals. The designs at Andheri were styled by three third-year architecture students: Shamika Desai, Misri Patel, and Shriya Sanil.[7]

History

In February 2017, MMOPL announced that Andheri station would be rebranded as Bank of Baroda Andheri Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.[8][9]

Station layout
G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover, food stalls, coffee/tea stalls, flea sales (at times they allow stalls for sales like clothes, jewelry, food items, small collectibles, etc.)
L2 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Towards →Ghatkopar
Westbound →Towards ←Versova
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
L2

See also

References
  1. "Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps". mid-day. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. "Metro 1: Metro I sees 20% increase in its ridership in a year | Mumbai News - Times of India".
  3. Ateeq Shaikh (31 March 2014). "Ghatkopar railway station to soon to be integrated with metro station". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. FPJ Bureau (12 June 2014). "Commuters sandwiched between Mumbai Metro and railways". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  5. Mehta, Manthan K (8 June 2014). "Andheri, Ghatkopar stations ill-prepared for commuter surge". The Times of India.
  6. "Metro I sees 20% increase in its ridership in a year". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. Tatke, Sukhada (9 June 2014). "Murals breathe life into Mumbai Metro stations". The Hindu.
  8. "Andheri Metro station re-branded". Asian Age. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  9. "Mumbai: Andheri metro station renamed". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
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