Marine Lines
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| ?Marine Lines Mumbai • Maharashtra • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 10 m (33 ft) |
| District(s) | Mumbai City |
| Civic agency | MCGM |
| Codes • Pincode |
• 400 002 |
Marine Lines (Marathi: मरीन लाईन्स) is an area in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line.
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[edit] Marine Lines (station)
The name, "Marine Lines" is so due to its proximity to the Arabian Sea. Marine Drive is the famous promenade near the station. It is just 300 m from the sea shore on its western flank.
Almost all the northern bound fast trains halt at Marine Lines. Churchgate bound fast locals do stop at Marine Lines, but skip the station during the evening peak hours.
The stairs of north end of the station pass by a cemetery. The commuters use the cemetery path as pass through to reach the station quickly, even though it is trespassing.
The south end exit climbs up to Princess Street. Which leads to Kalbadevi Road.
[edit] Marine Lines (area)
Marine Lines [Eastern side] does not have a large residential population but has an enormous floating population consisting of office-goers, traders and shopkeepers.
Marine Drive [Western side] facing the sea is part of the Queen's Necklace View, it also has one of the finest Art Deco Residential Buildings facing the sea.
Near the station there is a Muslim cemetery and a municipal crematorium namely Chandanwadi. Also adjoining the station is the famous Marine Drive flyover which is the only link to Marine Drive over the tracks from Princess Street beginning to end.
New Marine Lines is the area just south of the station near Churchgate. It is home to a great number of offices including the UTI, R.O.C.(Registrar of Companies),Customs (Marine & Preventive Wing),Income Tax office and various other governmental agencies.
[edit] Religious places
- Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church
- A Dargah
- Shree Sankhheshwar Parshvanath Jain Derasar
[edit] Schools and Colleges
- St. Xavier's College, Bombay
- Hindi Vidya Bhavan
- Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution
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| Next station south: Churchgate |
Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway | Next station north: Charni Road |
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| Stop No: 2 | KM from starting: 1 | ||
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