Andheri metro station

Andheri (Officially known as LIC of India Andheri) is an elevated metro station on the East-West Corridor of the Blue Line 1 of Mumbai Metro serving the Andheri suburb of Mumbai, India. It was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.[3] After Ghatkopar, Andheri is the busiest station on Line 1, with a daily passenger traffic of 72,125 in February 2017.[4]


Andheri
Mumbai Metro One station
Andheri metro station in June 2023
General information
LocationAndheri railway station, Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400069
Coordinates19°7′14″N 72°50′53″E
Operated byMumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL)
Line(s)Line 1
Platforms2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels1
ParkingNo
AccessibleYes[1]
Other information
Station codeAND
History
Opened8 June 2014 (2014-06-08)
Passengers
202386,218[2]
Rank2 out of 12
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Metro One Following station
Azad Nagar
towards Versova
 Line 1 Western Express Highway
towards Ghatkopar
Out-of-system interchange
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Vile Parle
towards Churchgate
 Western line
transfer at Andheri
 Jogeshwari
towards Dahanu Road
Vile Parle
towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
 Harbour line
transfer at Andheri
 Jogeshwari
towards Goregaon
Location

The Andheri station is connected with the Andheri railway station's foot-over bridge through a skywalk.[5][6][7] MMOPL later built a shorter connector that reduced the time taken by commuters to switch systems.[8]

Like other Line 1 stations, the interior walls of Andheri station are embellished with murals. The designs at Andheri were styled by three third-year architecture students: Shamika Desai, Misri Patel, and Shriya Sanil.[9]

History

In February 2017, MMOPL announced that Andheri station would be rebranded as Bank of Baroda Andheri Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.[10][11] In April 2021, following the expiration of Bank of Baroda’s sponsorship, the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) took over the sponsorship, leading to another rebranding of the station.[12]

Station layout
L1
Platforms		 Side platform, doors will open on the left
Platform 1 →      Line 1 toward Ghatkopar (Western Express Highway) →
Platform 2 ←      Line 1 toward Versova (Azad Nagar)
Side platform, doors will open on the left
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover, food stalls, coffee/tea stalls, flea sales (at times they allow stalls for sales like clothes, jewelry, food items, small collectibles, etc.)
G Street level Exit/Entrance

Connections

Entrances and exits
Andheri metro station exits [1]
Gate No-1 Gate No-2 Gate No-3
Gate No-4
🛗 ♿		 Gate No-5A
Gate No-5B
Gate No-5C
Gate No-5D
Gate No-5E
Near Nagardas RoadNear Ganesh Temple/Towards Vishal HallNear Andheri Court—Near Pay n Park——Near Prasadam HotelTowards Agarkar Chowk Bus Depot

See also

References
  1. "Andheri metro station layout". reliancemumbaimetro.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. Mehta, Manthank (5 December 2023). "Metro 1 ridership touches 90cr in 9 yrs of operation". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. "Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps". mid-day. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. "Metro 1: Metro I sees 20% increase in its ridership in a year | Mumbai News - Times of India".
  5. Ateeq Shaikh (31 March 2014). "Ghatkopar railway station to soon to be integrated with metro station". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  6. FPJ Bureau (12 June 2014). "Commuters sandwiched between Mumbai Metro and railways". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
  7. Mehta, Manthan K (8 June 2014). "Andheri, Ghatkopar stations ill-prepared for commuter surge". The Times of India.
  8. "Metro I sees 20% increase in its ridership in a year". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  9. Tatke, Sukhada (9 June 2014). "Murals breathe life into Mumbai Metro stations". The Hindu.
  10. "Andheri Metro station re-branded". Asian Age. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  11. "Mumbai: Andheri metro station renamed". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. "LIC acquires branding rights for Andheri Metro station". 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
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