Grant Road railway station

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Grant Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates18°57′48″N 72°48′58″E / 18.9634°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
StatusActive
Station codeGTR
Fare zoneWestern 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 (/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]

  1. ^ Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
  2. ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 1".
  3. ^ "Historical Maps of India".