Marol Naka metro station
{{Short description|Mumbai Metro's Blue Line 1 metro station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
Marol Naka is an interchange metro station serving the Marol neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai, India. Elevated station serves for the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.{{cite web | url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-metro-hits-tracks-and-handful-of-speed-bumps/15363181 | title=Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps | date=9 June 2014 }} The Underground station serves for the North-South Corridor of the Aqua Line 3 of Mumbai Metro. It was opened to public on 7 October 2024.
Upon the metro line being commissioned for passengers, the BEST launched a special bus service Metro Pheri 1 which brings commuters from a distance to the closest of the 3 metro stations it serves. It runs from SEEPZ and via the B crossroad arrives at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station then runs parallel to the metro line alongside Andheri Kurla Road touching Airport Road metro station and Marol Naka metro station then via Marol Maroshi Road back to SEEPZ.
History
Marol Naka Metro Station is part of Mumbai Metro Line 1 (Blue Line), which was constructed under Phase 1 of the Mumbai Metro project. The station’s development began in 2008 as part of a public-private partnership between the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) and Reliance Infrastructure, aimed at easing traffic congestion between Versova and Ghatkopar.{{cite web |title=MMRDA Annual Report 2013-14 |url=https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/annual-report-2013-14 |publisher=Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority |access-date=8 June 2014}} Delays in land acquisition, utility relocation, and regulatory clearances postponed the station’s completion until 2014.{{cite news |title=Mumbai Metro misses deadline again |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=15 December 2013 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai/metro-misses-deadline |access-date=1 October 2023}}
The station was inaugurated on June 8, 2014, by then-Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside the full Line 1 corridor.{{cite news |title=PM Modi inaugurates Mumbai Metro |newspaper=The Times of India |date=8 June 2014 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbai/metro-inauguration |access-date=1 October 2023}} Located near the Marol Fire Brigade and Andheri-Kurla Road, it became a vital hub for commuters in Andheri East, connecting industrial and commercial areas like Saki Naka and the Marol Industrial Estate.{{cite news |title=Marol Metro Station eases traffic |newspaper=DNA India |date=9 June 2014 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/marol-metro-traffic |access-date=1 October 2023}}
In 2022, the MMRDA proposed integrating the station with the planned Line 2B (DN Nagar–Mandale) to enhance connectivity with suburban areas.{{cite news |title=MMRDA plans metro expansion |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=5 April 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/mumbai/metro-expansion |access-date=1 October 2023}}
Station layout
=Line 1=
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FEVICOL Marol Naka
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| image = Marol Naka metro station Jan '23.jpg
| image_caption = Marol Naka metro station in January 2023
| address = Andheri-Kurla Road, Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai
| coordinates = {{coord|19.108195|N|72.879536|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rcb|Mumbai Metro|Line 1|route}}
| structure = Elevated, Double track
| platform = 2 (2 side platforms)
| owned = Mumbai Metro One (MMOPL)
| operator = MMOPL
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| parking = No
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| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=150|Platform 1
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=390|{{0|→}} {{rcb|Mumbai Metro|1|yes}} toward Ghatkopar (Saki Naka) → |
| Platform 2
|← {{rcb|Mumbai Metro|1|yes}} toward Versova (Airport Road) |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;text-align:center;" colspan=2|{{small|Side platform, doors will open on the left}} |
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|style="vertical-align:top"|Mezzanine |style="vertical-align:top"|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
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List of available ATM at Marol Naka metro station are: Kotak Mahindra Bank
List of food outlets available : Jumbo King
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=Line 3=
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| address = Andheri-Kurla Road, Marol, Andheri (East), Mumbai
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| owned = Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (MMRC)
| operator = Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
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numN270\utSTRg\utSTRf\~~ ~~ ~~Next station: {{stl|Mumbai Metro|MIDC - Andheri}}
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|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 valign=top|G |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85 valign=top|Ground level |style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=400 valign=top|Exit/Entrance |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|L1
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Concourse |style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Customer Service, Shops, Vending machine, ATMs |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50 rowspan=3 valign=top|L2 Platforms |style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=85|Platform 2 |style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=400|Towards → {{stl|Mumbai Metro|Aarey JVLR}} |
| style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|Island platform | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}} |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=50|Platform 1 Southbound | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="400" |Towards ← {{stl|Mumbai Metro|Acharya Atrey Chowk}} ** |
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="50" valign="top" |L2
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="100" valign="top" |Note: | style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="420" valign="top" |** (Further extension to {{stl|Mumbai Metro|Cuffe Parade}} in the future) |
=Entrances and exits=
- A1 - Metro Blue Line, Marol Station, Andheri-Kurla Road{{cite web |title=MIDC-Andheri Station Details |url=https://mmrcl.com/station/MNK |website=MMRCL |access-date=13 May 2025}}
- A2 - Andheri-Kurla Road, International Airport
- B1 - Metro Blue Line, Marol Station, Pearl Academy
- B2 - Marol Fire Brigade, Marol-Marushil Road
See also
- Public transport in Mumbai
- List of Mumbai Metro stations
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- List of Metro Systems
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References
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External links
{{Commons|Mumbai Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Mumbai}}
- [http://www.reliancemumbaimetro.com/ The official site of Mumbai Metro]
- [http://www.urbanrail.net UrbanRail.Net] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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