Kurla railway station

Kurla


Coorla
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°03′56″N 72°52′45″E / 19.0656°N 72.8791°E / 19.0656; 72.8791
Elevation5.300 metres (17.39 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line, Harbour Line
Platforms8
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeC (Central Line)
CH (Harbour Line)
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened1879 as "Coorla"
Rebuilt1895
Electrified1925
Previous namesCoorla
Pre-nationalisationGreat Indian Peninsular Railway
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Sion Central line Vidyavihar
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Chunabhatti Harbour line
Tilak Nagar
towards Panvel
Location
Kurla is located in Mumbai
Kurla
Kurla
Location within Mumbai

Kurla (formerly Coorla, station code: C) is a railway station on the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is among the oldest railway stations in India, it being part of the original 21 mile (33.8 km) Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) section between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane) that opened in 1853.[1]

  1. ^ "About Indian Railways-Evolution". Ministry of Railways website.