Vile Parle railway station

Vile Parle is a railway station on the Western line and Harbour line, of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Vile Parle locality of Mumbai.
In July 2013, Vile Parle became the first station on the Western line, and the second on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, to have an escalator. It cost.

History

Vile Parle Station was opened in 1906, at the behest of Seth Goculdas Tejpal, an industrialist who had built a mansion in the village. After Independence, additional platforms were built at Vile Parle, Khar Rd, Santacruz, Andheri, and other works were completed at a cost of ₹ 3.1 million to ease the overcrowding.