The new Ambarnath Railway Police Station has been established to reduce the workload on Kalyan Government Railway Police and improve commuter safety across Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath and Badlapur, where rising passenger numbers and reported thefts, assaults and trackside robbery have increased policing demands.
The station has been set up under Maharashtra Railway Police, Mumbai. Its inauguration was scheduled for Wednesday, and the facility is being brought into service as a dedicated policing unit for the three railway stations in its jurisdiction. The move is intended to speed up crime investigations, improve the recovery of stolen property and enable faster assistance during emergencies, according to the report by Loksatta – Mumbai.
The jurisdiction of the new station will cover Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath and Badlapur railway stations. Together, these stations recorded 290 cases in 2024, 282 cases in 2025 and 183 cases so far this year, the report said. The figures include cases linked to theft, assaults and other offences reported within the station areas.
The creation of the station follows approval granted by the Home Department on 3 March 2025 for four new railway police stations at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Asangaon, Ambarnath and Bhayandar. The Ambarnath unit is the first of these facilities identified in the report as having entered operational service.
The expansion is linked to the rapid urbanisation of the railway belt between Kalyan and Badlapur. Areas around Vitthalwadi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath and Badlapur have seen increased dependence on suburban rail, bringing more daily passengers into a network where police responsibilities were previously distributed across a wider territory. The report said this growth was accompanied by increased incidents involving mobile phones and valuables, passenger disputes and the activities of groups involved in theft from or around moving trains.
Before the new unit was established, Kalyan Railway Police Station handled responsibility for multiple stations. The report said the wider jurisdiction could delay police action, including the tracing of accused persons, recovery of stolen goods and investigation of cases. A separate station is expected to place investigators closer to the affected stations and reduce the administrative distance between reported incidents and police response.
The new arrangement also gives the railway police a defined local jurisdiction across three closely connected suburban stations. Its effectiveness will depend on how quickly staffing, investigation capacity and emergency response systems are aligned with the volume of passengers and cases in the corridor. The immediate official milestone is the station’s inauguration and commencement of dedicated operations for Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath and Badlapur.
