Digha Gaon railway station

Digha Gaon railway station is a railway station located in the Thane district of Maharashtra, India.^[2] The station includes two platforms, each 270 meters long and 12 meters wide, designed to accommodate 12-car local trains. It will also have several passenger facilities, including two lifts, six escalators and four underpasses.^[3]

Digha Gaon
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Digha, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Trans-Harbour line
Platforms	4 (2 currently active and 2 ready (trains do not stop on them))
Tracks	4 (2 currently active and 2 to be developed)
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	DIGH^[1]
Zone(s)	Central Railway
Division(s)	Mumbai CR
History
Opened	12 January 2024
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Thane Terminus Trans-Harbour line Airoli towards Vashi or Panvel
Route map Legend Central line to Diva Junction Thane Creek Thane Central line to Mumbai CSMT Digha Gaon Airoli Rabale Ghansoli Koparkhairane Turbhe Harbour line Sanpada Vashi Harbour line to Mumbai CSMT Juinagar Nerul Seawoods–Darave  Nerul–Uran line CBD Belapur Kharghar Mansarovar Khandeshwar Panvel

Digha Goan railway station is located adjacent to the Thane–Belapur Road, crossing over the Thane-Vashi line. It is serve as the primary focal point to divert Vashi trains to the Kalwa line, enabling them to reach Kalyan on the mainline. It is a part of the Airoli-Kalwa elevated corridor project.^[4]

The station is situated 35.22 kilometers away from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSMT), and is located 3.2 kilometers away from the current Thane and 2.6 kilometers from Airoli.^[5] According to Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation officials, the entire project is expected to cost nearly Rs 110 crore, including the construction of a ground-plus two-storey structure on each side of the station for booking offices, with four ticket windows on either side.^[6]

References

1. https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/12354?
2. "लोकल प्रवास सुखाचा होणार, ट्रान्सहार्बरवर सुरू होतेय नवीन स्थानक, १२ जानेवारीपासूनच करा प्रवासाला सुरुवात" (in Marathi). Zee 24 Taas.
3. "Dighe Stn Gets Centre's Nod For Name Change - Times of India". The Times of India.
4. "Thane: Centre Approves Renaming Of Dighe Railway Station To Digha Gaon". The Free Press Journal.
5. "Thane MP Urges PM To Start Digha Gaon Rly Line - Times of India". The Times of India.
6. "Navi Mumbai: PM Modi Inaugurates Digha Gaon Railway Station". The Free Press Journal.