Grant Road railway station

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Western Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Charni Road
towards Churchgate
Western line Mumbai Central
towards Dahanu Road
Location
Grant Road is located in Mumbai
Grant Road
Grant Road
Location within Mumbai

Grant Road (

Maulana Shaukatali Road[3]

Overview

Towards the west of the Grant Road station is Nana Chowk (named after

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

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

Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station (West) include bus number 155 and 104. Bus number 155 is a ring route via

Pedder Road
.

Bus routes connecting Grant Road Station (East) include bus number 102. Bus number 102 is a ring route via Vijay Vallabh Chowk or Pydhonie.

Bus routes crossing the Grant Road station on the Frere Bridge include 104, 105, 135, 121, 126, 122, 42 and 85.

See also

References

  1. ^ Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
  2. ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 1".
  3. ^ "Historical Maps of India".
  4. ^ "Grant Road Station Attractions - Mumbai". 6 September 2013.
  5. ^ ":: Welcome to HN-Hospital ::". Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  6. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/once-upon-a-time-wr-was-mocked-as-a-waste-of-money/