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Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 18°58′57″N 72°49′27″E / 18.9825°N 72.82417°E | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | MX | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1884[1] | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1926 [2] | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Mahalaxmi (Pronunciation: [məɦaːləkʂmiː]; station code: MX), also spelled Mahalakshmi, is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. Trains starting from Churchgate pass through Mahalaxmi. The next station south is Mumbai Central Station, while the next station north is Lower Parel Station. Major landmarks in the area are the Mahalaxmi Temple, Haji Ali Dargah, Nehru Planetarium and Mahalaxmi Racecourse Dabbawalla Statue. Worli Seaface is also close from here. Byculla station of the Central Railway is the closest station.
The Saat Rasta Project will connect the Mahalaxmi railway station to the proposed Jacob Circle monorail station.The Haji Ali Mahalaxmi Project aims to connect the 225-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse to the Arabian Sea, by creating a 6-acre public open space.