Byculla railway station
 भायखला (Hindi) भायखळा (Marathi) | |||||||||||
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 18°58′35″N 72°49′58″E / 18.9764°N 72.8328°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 4.392 metres (14.41 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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| Station code | BY | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Central Railways | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1853 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1857 | ||||||||||
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  Byculla Location within Mumbai | |||||||||||
Byculla is railway station on the Central line and Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located in the neighbourhood of Byculla. All the fast trains halt at Byculla station both during peak hours and normal time.
Byculla Railway Station platform
History
Byculla was one of the original stations when the Bombay-Thane railway was inaugurated in April 1853. It had been built as a wooden structure the year before, but took on its current form in 1857.[1] This makes the current building the oldest station in India.
References
- ↑ "Architecture + design" 12. p. 251.
