Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station

Chakala (J.B.Nagar) is a metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro serving the JB Nagar neighbourhood of Andheri in Mumbai. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.[1]

Chakala metro station

Chakala (J.B.Nagar)
Mumbai Metro station
Location	JB Nagar, Andheri (East), Mumbai
Coordinates	19.112045°N 72.867696°E
Owned by	Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL)
Operated by	Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)
Line(s)	Blue Line 1
Platforms	2 side platform Platform-1 → Ghatkopar Platform-2 → Versova
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	3
Parking	No
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CHK
History
Opened	June 8, 2014
Electrified	25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Metro   Following station Western Express Highway toward Versova Blue Line 1 Airport Road toward Ghatkopar
Route map Line 1 km 0.000 Versova Lokhandwala Complex Road Four Bungalows Depot 0.955 D.N. Nagar Line 2 (planned) K L Walwalkar Marg 1.751 Azad Nagar Swami Vivekananda Road Harbour Line to Mumbai CST │ to Goregaon Western Line to Churchgate │ to Dahanu Road 3.111 Andheri Western Express Highway Andheri (East) on Line 7 and Line 9 (planned) 4.118 Western Express Highway Mahakali Caves Road Guru Hargovindji Road 5.382 Chakala (J.B.Nagar) 6.107 Airport Road 6.705 Marol Naka Line 3 (planned) Mithi River 7.78 Saki Naka 8.903 Asalpha 9.765 Jagruti Nagar Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg 10.821 Ghatkopar Central Line to Mumbai CST │ to Kalyan
Location
Chakala (J.B.Nagar) Location within Mumbai

Chakala station is located 1.5–2 km away from the Chakala neighbourhood of Andheri. The station is close to the JB Nagar bus stop. Local residents opposed the current name and held protest marches demanding that the station be named JB Nagar station.[2]

Metro Pheri 1 route map

History

Legislator Krishna Hegde stated that it would be difficult to change the name at this point, and suggested the name be changed to Chakala (J B Nagar) in the interim. UPS Madan stated, "The Chakala issue is being processed. It requires an amendment in the notification by the Union ministry of urban development. No corrections are required in case of other stations." Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL) stated on 8 March 2014 that to date no official request to change the name had been received.[3]

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 three metro stations it serves. It runs from SEEPZ and via the B cross road arrives at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station 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.

Station layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
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

Facilities

List of available ATM at Chakala (J.B.Nagar) metro station are

See also

• Public transport in Mumbai
• List of Mumbai Metro stations
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• List of Metro Systems

References

1. http://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-metro-hits-tracks-and-handful-of-speed-bumps/15363181
2. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Chakala-Metro-Station-is-2-km-from-Chakala/articleshow/28353826.cms
3. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Metro-station-at-Chakala-may-be-renamed-JB-Nagar/articleshow/31626822.cms

External links

• The official site of Mumbai Metro
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.