Valnai metro station

Valnai - Meeth Chowky
Mumbai Metro station
General information
Location	Malad, Mithchowki, Malad West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400064
Coordinates	19.1969341°N 72.8342853°E / 19.1969341; 72.8342853
Owned by	Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Operated by	Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited (MMMOCL)
Line(s)	Line 2A
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Dahisar East Platform-2 → Andheri West
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Parking	No
History
Opened	19 January 2023; 2 years ago (2023-01-19)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Metro Following station Dahanukarwadi towards Dahisar East Line 2A Malad West towards Andheri West
Route map Line 2 0.0000 Dahisar East Line 7 and Line 9 Mahatma Gandhi Road 0.7110 Anand Nagar Western line Dahanu Road and Churchgate Dahisar River 2.4227 Kandarpada 3.3831 Mandapeshwar 4.4684 Eksar 5.5375 Borivali West 6.4659 Pahadi Eksar 7.5718 Kandivali West 8.2003 Dahanukarwadi Poisar River Charkop Depot 9.5355 Valnai 10.8460 Malad West 12.2434 Lower Malad 13.1831 Bangur Nagar 14.4555 Goregaon West Oshiwara River 15.4687 Oshiwara Adarsh Nagar Line 6 16.4330 Lower Oshiwara 17.5786 Andheri West D N Nagar Line 1 18.6376 ESIC Nagar 20.3026 Prem Nagar 20.8292 Indira Nagar (Vile Parle) 21.9025 Nanavati Hospital / towards Dahanu Road 23.5094 Khira Nagar and Santacruz on Western line 24.4660 Saraswat Nagar 25.5590 National College (Bandra) 26.6997 Bandra and Bandra on Western line towards Churchgate Western Express Highway 28.9139 Income Tax Office (BKC) Line 3 Vakola Nala 30.1880 ILFS, BKC 30.8928 MTNL, BKC Mithi River 32.7202 SG Barve Marg Central line CSMT and Kalyan Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Flyover Road Harbour line CSMT and Panvel 34.3492 Kurla (East) Line 4 Eastern Express Highway 35.3563 Eastern Express Highway 35.9967 Chembur VNP and RC Marg Junction on Mumbai Monorail 36.9590 Diamond Garden 37.8190 Shivaji Chowk (Chembur) Eastern Freeway 38.9396 BSNL, Govandi towards CSMT 40.5467 Mankhurd and Mankhurd on Harbour line towards Panvel 41.5074 Mandala Mandala Depot
Location

Valnai – Meeth Chowky (formerly known as Valnai) is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Yellow Line 2A of Mumbai Metro in Mumbai, India. The station is located in Malad, Mumbai. This station is owned by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), and was inaugurated on 19 January 2023.[1][2]

History

Valnai metro station was announced to be built in the second package of line 2A. J. Kumar Infraprojects was awarded the construction work contract for both packages of line 2A in June 2016. The cost of package was estimated at ₹700 crore each. J. Kumar Infraprojects bid below the reserve price. As per the agreement, the company started the construction of Valnai metro station along with the elevated viaducts and other stations of the second package.[3]

The station was originally named Valnai. The MMRDA renamed the station Valnai – Meeth Chowky on 10 April 2023 due to public demand.[4]

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 2 Southbound	Towards → Andheri West next station is Malad West
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Dahisar East next station is Dahanukarwadi
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Power and signaling system

Like all other stations and railways of Mumbai metro, Valnai station also uses 25,000 volt AC power system by overhead catenary to operate the trains.

References

1. "Travel guide for Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7; PM Modi likely to launch the stretches on Jan 19". 11 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
2. "Mumbai Metro: These 2 lines to get operational today. Check route, other details". mint. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
3. "Tainted J Kumar Infraporjects bags Dahisar-DN Nagar Metro 2A project". www.dnaindia.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
4. "Mumbai: Three Metro stations renamed on public demand". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 9 July 2023.