Charni Road railway station

Charni Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates 18°57′06″N 72°49′07″E / 18.951565°N 72.818633°E / 18.951565; 72.818633Coordinates: 18°57′06″N 72°49′07″E / 18.951565°N 72.818633°E / 18.951565; 72.818633
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line
Platforms 4
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Fare zone Western Railways
History
Opened 1867
Services
Preceding station  
MSR		   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Route map
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
 Dahanu Road
 Vangaon
 Boisar
 Umroli
 Palghar
 Kelve Road
 Saphale
Vaitarna River
 Vaitarna
 Virar
 Nala Sopara
 Vasai Road
Central line and Konkan Railway
 Naigaon
Vasai Creek
 Bhayandar
 Mira Road
 Dahisar
 Borivali
 Kandivali
 Malad
planned extension to Borivali
Goregaon
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Andheri
Line 1
 Vile Parle
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
 Santacruz
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
 Khar Road
Bandra
Mithi River
 Mahim
Harbour line
 Matunga Road
Central line
 Dadar
planned
Monorail
Prabhadevi
Parel
Central line
 Lower Parel
 Mahalaxmi
Line 3
 Mumbai Central
Line 3
 Grant Road
Line 3
 Charni Road
 Marine Lines
 Churchgate
Line 3
 Colaba/Backbay
Location
Charni Road
Location within Mumbai

Charni Road (Old spellings: Churney Road and Charney Road)[1] is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The main significance of Charni Road station is that it is near the Girgaum Chowpatti beach and Marine Drive promenade, a major destination for tourists in Mumbai. It is also important because of the diamond trading industry located here, mainly in the Panchratna and Prasad chambers building near the railway station.

Charni Road eastern entrance

The station derives its name from the fact that grazing lands for cattle and horses were located nearby in earlier days (Charne in Marathi means to graze).[2] In 1838, the British rulers introduced a 'grazing fee' which several cattle-owners could not afford. Therefore, Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy spent ₹20,000 from his own purse for purchasing some grasslands near the seafront at Thakurdwar and saw that the starving cattle grazed without a fee in that area. In time the area became to be known as "Charni" meaning grazing. When a railway station on the BB&CI railway was constructed there it was called Charni Road. The BB&CI line from Back Bay to Virar opened in 1867.[3]

There have also been some controversies during its renovation.[4]

Today Charni road is well known for its old charm Chawls, wholesale markets of diamonds (Opera House), garments, Irani cafés traditional Maharashtrian culture (Girgaon) and also tall skyscrapers. Also the famous Hinduja College of commerce and economics have been set up by Hinduja group in 1974.This college ranks 3rd in Mumbai and 25th all over India.

For information about the area, see Charni Road.

References

  1. ↑ D'Cunha, Jose Gerson (1900). "IV The Portuguese Period". The Origins of Bombay (3 ed.). Bombay: Asian Educational Services. p. 212. ISBN 81-206-0815-1. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
  2. ↑ "As recent demands in Mumbai show, battles over station names never seem to end". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Eastern Economist. 64. R.P. Agarwala. 1975. p. 170.
  4. ↑ "Tile construction". Mid Day. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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