Mahalaxmi railway station

Railway Station in Maharashtra, India

Preceding station	Mumbai Suburban Railway			Following station
Mumbai Central towards Churchgate		Western line		Lower Parel towards Dahanu Road

Route map

Legend

Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

Dahanu Road

Vangaon

Boisar

Umroli

Palghar

Kelve Road

Saphale

Vaitarna River

Vaitarna

Virar

Nallasopara

Vasai Road

Central line and Vasai Road - Roha line

planned extension to Borivali

Line 1

Sahar Airport

Sahar Airport

Bandra

Mithi River

Mahim

Harbour line

Matunga Road

Central line

Central line

Mahalaxmi

Line 3

Line 3

Line 3

Line 3

Location
Mahalaxmi Location within Mumbai

Mahalaxmi (Pronunciation: [məɦaːləkʂmiː]; station code: MX), also spelled Mahalakshmi, is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai. Trains starting from Churchgate pass through Mahalaxmi. The next station south is Mumbai Central Station, while the next station north is Lower Parel Station. Major landmarks in the area are the Mahalaxmi Temple, Haji Ali Dargah, Nehru Planetarium and Mahalaxmi Racecourse Dabbawalla Statue. Worli Seaface is also close from here. Byculla station of the Central Railway is the closest station.

The Saat Rasta Project will connect the Mahalaxmi railway station to the proposed Jacob Circle monorail station.The Haji Ali Mahalaxmi Project aims to connect the 225-acre Mahalaxmi Racecourse to the Arabian Sea, by creating a 6-acre public open space.

History

Until the 1920s, the station had just been a siding to transport refuse. In view of the expected weekend crowds for the races at the nearby Race Course, the station had to be redeveloped. Renovation was carried out in 1926, and the station was reopened on 3 October 1926. The station then received am overbridge, a 150 ft (45.72 m) long platform dedicated for races, and 300 ft (91.44 m) long island platforms as well.^[3] On 5 January 1928, the Mahalaxmi station welcomed guests for the ceremony for the electrification of the BB&CI Line.^[4] The then Governor of Bombay, Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, opened the line to public from the station, in front of 700 invitees. He traveled on the inaugural train till Andheri.

A workshop was established at Mahalaxmi in 1910 for the repair of wagons.^[5] In 1962 it was modified to work on carriages, and in 1976 it was adapted for Periodic Overhauls of EMUs.^[5]

Gallery

Mahalaxmi railway station platform
Mahalaxmi Station platformboard

References

^ Jhingron, A.K (2009). Heritage, Traditions, and Legends. Western Railways. p. 213.
^ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 163. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
^ Rahul Mehrotra, Sharada Dwivedi (2000). Anchoring A City Line. Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd. p. 106. ISBN 81-900602-4-4.
^ Albuquerque, Teresa (1981). Santa Cruz that was. T. Albuquerque. p. 50.
^ ^a ^b http://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mech_engg_pu/downloads/workshop/mahalaxmi.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}