With the construction of the railway line connecting Dahisar to the city of Mumbai in 1867,[1] came the first lot of migrants, the people from Sindhudurg region of Konkan.

The station was originally named Mount Poinsur, after the locality of the Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Borivali.

Due to demands from local residents who referred to the area as Dahisar, the Railways agreed to rename the station.

[3] LT road runs parallel to railway line and also immediately outside station entrance.

It mostly serves the areas of Dahisar Bridge, Kandarpada, Nava gaon, St. Francis school etc.