Western Express Highway metro station

Route map
Line 1
	Line 3
	(under construction)

Bisleri Western Express Highway

पश्चिम द्रुतगती महामार्ग
; Bisleri Western Express Highway; पश्चिम द्रुतगती महामार्ग
Mumbai Metro station
General information
Location	Mathuradas Vasanji Road, Mota Nagar, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai
Coordinates	19°06′57″N 72°51′23″E / 19.115787°N 72.856394°E
Owned by	Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL)
Operated by	Mumbai Metro
Line(s)	Line 1
Platforms	2 (2 side platforms)
Tracks	2
Connections	Gundavali Line 7
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	3
Parking	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	WEH
History
Opened	June 8, 2014
Services
Route map
Route map
Line 1
	Line 3
	(under construction)
Location

Western Express Highway (Officially known as Bisleri Western Express Highway and abbreviated - Bisleri WEH) is an elevated metro station on the Blue Line 1 of 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

History

The Western Express Highway station was opened to the public on 8 June 2014.^[2] In August 2016, the MMOPL announced that Western Express Highway station would be rebranded as MagicBricks WEH Metro station, as part of a sponsorship deal.^[3]^[4]

On 29 November 2022, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority completed construction of a 58 metre long foot overbridge connecting the station with Gundavali on Line 7.^[5] Gundavali station was opened to the public on 20 January 2023.^[6]

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
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

References

↑ "Making sense of the Mumbai Metro". 13 April 2014.
↑ "Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps". mid-day. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 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.
↑ "Mumbai: MMRDA completes 58m-long FOB linking 2 metro lines in 15 days". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
↑ "PM Modi inaugurates two new Mumbai Metro Lines, projects in Maharashtra". WION. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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.

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[1] "Making sense of the Mumbai Metro". 13 April 2014.

[2] "Mumbai Metro hits tracks, and handful of speed bumps". mid-day. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

[3] "Andheri Metro station re-branded". Asian Age. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[4] "Mumbai: Andheri metro station renamed". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[5] "Mumbai: MMRDA completes 58m-long FOB linking 2 metro lines in 15 days". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[6] "PM Modi inaugurates two new Mumbai Metro Lines, projects in Maharashtra". WION. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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