Elphinstone Road railway station

Elphinstone Road
एल्फिन्स्टन रोड
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates 19°00′27″N 72°50′10″E / 19.007533°N 72.835976°E / 19.007533; 72.835976Coordinates: 19°00′27″N 72°50′10″E / 19.007533°N 72.835976°E / 19.007533; 72.835976
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Western Line
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Fare zone Western Railways
History
Opened 1867
Services
Preceding station  
MSR
  Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
toward Dahanu Road
Location
Elphinstone Road
Location within Mumbai

Elphinstone Road is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in Mumbai, India. It was named after Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay from 1853 to 1860. The station has 2 platforms, on which only slow trains halt.

A footbridge links Elphinstone Road to Parel station on the Central Line.[1][2]

References

  1. Manthan K Mehta (2011-12-21). "Parel terminus plan to ease Dadar woes". The Times of India. TNN. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
  2. Binoo Nair (2013-10-22). "Parel station: A commuter's worst nightmare". DNA. DNA. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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