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Vile Parle (station code:VLP) is a railway station on theWestern line andHarbour line, of theMumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves theVile Parle locality ofMumbai.
In July 2013, Vile Parle became the first station on the Western line, and the second on the Mumbai Suburban Railway (afterThane railway station), to have an escalator. It cost₹5 million (US$59,000).[2]
Vile Parle Station was opened in 1906, at the behest of Seth Goculdas Tejpal, an industrialist who had built a mansion in the village.[3] After Independence, additional platforms were built at Vile Parle, Khar Rd, Santacruz, Andheri, and other works were completed at a cost of ₹ 3.1 million to ease the overcrowding.[4]
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