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Byculla railway station

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Line(s)
  
Central Line

Fare zone
  
Central Railways

Opened
  
1853

Rebuilt
  
1857

Station code
  
BY

Elevation
  
4.39 m

Phone
  
091750 64567

Byculla railway station

Owned by
  
Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

Structure type
  
Standard on-ground station

Address
  
Byculla West, Mazgaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400010

Owners
  
Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

Similar
  
Hancock Bridge - Mumbai, Jijamata Udyaan, Sandhurst Road, Chinchpokli railway station, Mahalaxmi railway station

Byculla is railway station on the Central line and 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.

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. This makes the current building the oldest station in India.

References

Byculla railway station Wikipedia