Dahisar railway station
Dahisar is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Dahisar station is the last station within the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation limits. The area around the station has heavy traffic and is congested.
With the construction of the railway line connecting Dahisar to the city of Mumbai in 1867, came the first lot of migrants, the people from the Sindhudurg region of Konkan. These migrants established the first planned residential areas of Dahisar - Maratha Colony in Dahisar East, and Mhatre Wadi in the West. The Railway authorities wanted to name the station at Dahisar as Mount Poinsur, but the locals opposed this move and forced the authorities to name it as Dahisar. Currently, it has 4 platforms, with 2 for the Slow line and 2 for The fast line. All platforms can handle 15-coach Suburban trains.
The station was originally named Mount Poinsur, after the locality of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Borivali. Due to demands from local residents who referred to the area as Dahisar, the Railways agreed to rename the station.
Connectivity
Dahisar East
Dahisar station mostly serves the areas of Ghartanpada, Rawalpada, Kokanipada, Ovaripada, Anand Nagar, Shailendra Nagar, Vaishali Nagar, Parbat Nagar, Dahisar Check Naka, Ketki pada etc. Auto Rikshaw services are available to the above-mentioned areas. Since the road leading to Dahisar station is narrow, no buses directly ply till the entrance of Dahisar station. Only one bus route had been started directly serving the railway station but discontinued due to low patronage.Bharucha road or a skywalk above it connects the station entrance to SV Road near Canara Bank and from there, buses plying to Mira road, Bhayander, Dahisar Check Naka, Western Park Mira road, Borivali East, Kandivali East, Samta Nagar Kandivali, Goregaon Dindoshi, Bandra, Shivajinagar Mankhurd via Aarey Colony, Powai, Vikhroli, Ghatkopar are available.