Grant Road railway station
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 Grant Road | |||||||||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 18°57′48″N 72°48′58″E / 18.9634°N 72.8161°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | GTR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Grant Road (/graːnt/; station code: GTR), formerly known as Bombay Terminus, is a railway station in South Mumbai, and is the former terminus of the erstwhile Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway.[1][2] It was named after Sir Robert Grant, the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839. 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]
Overview
[edit]Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk (named after Jaganath Shunkerseth) and residential localities of Gamdevi, Raghav Wadi, Shastri Hall, Talmaki Wadi, Navi Chikhal Wadi, Juni 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
History
[edit]Grant Rd was the first Terminus of the BB&CI railway, when it began services from Bombay. The BB&CI's first train from Bombay to Ahmedabad, which first ran on 28 November 1864, too terminated at Grant Rd. The train would leave Grant Rd at 7:00 a.m. and would reach Ahmedabad at 5:30 p.m. the following day.[6] On 1 November 1865, a Suburban service was started between Grant Rd and Bassein Rd (today's Vasai Road railway Station) . It was also a station on the first regular suburban service (started on 12 April 1867), though by then the terminus had been changed to the new Bombay Backbay Station.
The station, in later times became a goods shed, and carriages and wagons were also stabled there.
Accessibility
[edit]Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station (West) include bus number A-155 and 104. Bus number A-155 is a ring route via Pedder Road.
Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station (East) include bus number A-102. Bus number A-102 is a ring route via the Vijay Vallabh Chowk or Pydhonie.
Bus routes crossing the Grant Road station on the Frere Bridge include A-104, A-105, A-135, 121, A-126, 122, A-42 and A-85.
Gallery
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The Stone Building of Grant Rd. Station -
Grant Rd. Station- view from FoB -
Grant Rd. Station- Platform view
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 1".
- ^ "Historical Maps of India".
- ^ "Grant Road Station Attractions - Mumbai". 6 September 2013.
- ^ ":: Welcome to HN-Hospital ::". Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
- ^ "Once upon a time, WR was mocked as a 'waste of money'". 9 December 2014.
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