Vangani railway station

Vangani is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.[1]


Vangani
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
LocationVangani, Thane district
Coordinates19°5′39″N 73°18′4″E
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Fare zoneCentral Railways
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
Central Line
South-east branch
toward Khopoli
Location
Vangani
Location within Maharashtra

On local time of 17:03, April 17, 2021, a visually impaired mother took a 6-years old child, who had goes off edge of platform and fallen on the tracks when a express train approaching, a railway worker named Mayur Shelkhe rush to save the child from tracks only a 2-3 seconds before a train passing and station staff flagging to order the train to stop, both railway worker and the child are safely climbed to the platform while risking their life, and the train stops for a while, recorded by many CCTV cameras, the Ministry of Railway in India has praised Mayur Shelkhe's good Samaritan and awarded with Rs 50,000 in cash [2] [3]

  • Vangani railway station board

References
  1. "Vangani Railway Station Forum/Discussion - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  2. 'I was blank for almost 15-20 mins': Railway pointsman Mayur Shelke on risking his life for child at Vangani station
  3. Ministry of Railways announces award of Rs 50,000 for pointsman Mayur Shelke who saved 6-year-old at Vangani station


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