The transformation of Dadar station into one cohesive unit is now official, with the city's railways formally deciding to renumber the platforms. Starting from Western Railway's platform 1 in the west to Central Railway's platform 8 in the extreme east, a common and continuous platform numbering system will be implemented, effective from December 9, 2023. mid-day had initially reported on the possibility of this change back in May 2023.

According to official sources, Western Railway currently has seven platforms numbered from west 1 to 7, while Central Railway also has seven platforms, numbered from 1 to 7. The renumbering will primarily impact Central Railway station platforms, where platform one will become platform eight, and so on. “The revised platform numbers for Dadar station will be as follows: the existing platform number 1 of Central Railway will become platform no. 8, while platform number 2 has been removed for platform widening.