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Asangaon railway station

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Line(s)
  
Central Line

Fare zone
  
Central Railways

Elevation
  
76 m

Station code
  
AN

Electrified
  
Yes

Asangaon railway station

Owned by
  
Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

Address
  
Asangaon, Maharashtra 421601

Owners
  
Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

Similar
  
Atgaon railway station, Khardi railway station, Bhivpuri Road railway st, Dolavli railway station, Kelavli railway station

Asangaon is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the only railway station which serves Shahapur city. It is a busy station; around 75 thousand commuters use this station on daily basis. It is the terminal station for Asangaon local train.

Asangaon is situated at the bank of River Bharangi and is in Shahapur Taluka of District Thane. This railway station services the villages of Asangaon, Taluka Headquarters Shahapur and many surrounding villages. People travelling to Mahuli Fort and Manas Mandir, Shahapur, use the Asangaon Railway Station. Besides the Mumbai Suburban (Mumbai CST–Thane–Kalyan–Titwala–Asanagon–Kasara) suburban railway, Asangaon is also serviced by the dual-carriageway National Highway No. 3.

Asangaon used to be a sleepy village along the Mumbai Nashik Highway and the Mumbai–Kasara–Igatpuri–Nashik railway line. It has recently gained a lot of attention because of the 400-odd Non Polluting industries in the Asangaon Industrial Area and Oswal Industrial Estate nearby, many new residential developments, colleges, retail outlets, banks and eateries are opening up.

References

Asangaon railway station Wikipedia


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