Western Express Highway metro station
Western Express Highway, (Officially, Bisleri Western Express Highway )Abbreviated- Bisleri WEH, is a metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It is the flagship station of the line[1] and was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.
Western Express HIghway metro station
 Bisleri Western Express Highway बिसलेरी पश्चिम द्वितगति महामार्ग | ||||||||||||||||
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| Mumbai Metro station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Mota Nagar, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19.115787°N 72.856394°E | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL) | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Blue Line 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Ghatkopar Platform-2 → Versova | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | |||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | WEH | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 8, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 25 kV 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary | |||||||||||||||
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  Western Express Highway Location within Mumbai | ||||||||||||||||
History
In August 2016, MMOPL announced that WEH station would be rebranded as MagicBricks WEH Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.[2][3]
Station layout
| G | Street Level | Exit/Entrance |
| L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
| L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Ghatkopar next station is Chakala (J.B. Nagar) | |
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Versova next station is Andheri | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Facilities
List of food outlets available are: Monginis, Burger King, Jumbo King and Bisleri
Connections
The station is an interchange station between Lines 1 and 7 of the Metro with a foot over bridge facility.
Exits
See also
References
- "Making sense of the Mumbai Metro". 13 April 2014.
- "Andheri Metro station re-branded". Asian Age. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- "Mumbai: Andheri metro station renamed". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mumbai Metro.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mumbai.
- The official site of Mumbai Metro
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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