Grant Road railway station

Grant Road (station code: GTR), named after Sir Robert Grant, the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839, is a railway station in South-Central Mumbai, and is the former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway.[1][2] The terminus was established in 1859 to connect to Surat, over the years the terminus facilities were moved to Bombay Central and facilities at Grant road were converted to cargo operations. Post independence the road which lends its name to the area and the station has been changed to Maulana Shaukatali Road[3]

Grant Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates18.9634°N 72.8161°E / 18.9634; 72.8161
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
Station codeGTR
Fare zoneWestern Railways
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR
  Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
Mumbai Central
toward Dahanu Road
Route map
Dahanu Road
Vangaon
Boisar
Umroli
Palghar
Kelve Road
Saphale
Vaitarna River
Vaitarna
Virar
Nallasopara
Vasai Road
Central line and Konkan Railway
Naigaon
Bhayandar
Mira Road
Dahisar
Borivali
Kandivali
Malad
planned extension to Borivali
Goregaon
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Andheri
Vile Parle
Sahar Airport
Santacruz
Sahar Airport
Khar Road
Bandra
Mahim
Matunga Road
Dadar
Prabhadevi
Parel
Lower Parel
Mahalaxmi
Mumbai Central
Grant Road
Charni Road
Marine Lines
Churchgate
Colaba/Backbay
Location
Grant Road
Location within Mumbai

Overview

Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk (named after Jaganath Shunkerseth) and residential localities of Gamdevi, New Chikhal Wadi, Juni (Old) Chikhal Wadi, Bhaji Gully (the local vegetable market). To the east of Grant Road station is the retail electronic market of Bombay along Lamington Road. Grant Road station also connects famous Radha Gopinath Temple [ISKCON] at Chowpatty. Novelty cinema is at the junction of Grant Road with Lamington Road.[4]

Famous places accessible to the West are Gowalia Tank (also known as August Kranti Maidan), Mani Bhavan at Gamdevi, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhavan's College, Wilson College, Girgaum Chowpatty and Walkeshwar. Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road, Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street,Hurkisondas Hospital,[5] Prathana Samaj, Badr Baug.

For information on area, see Grant Road

Accessibility

Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station (West) include bus number 155. Bus number 155 is a ring route via Pedder Road.

See also

References

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