Byculla railway station

Byculla भायखला (Hindi) भायखळा (Marathi)
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	18°58′35″N 72°49′58″E / 18.97639°N 72.83278°E / 18.97639; 72.83278Coordinates: 18°58′35″N 72°49′58″E / 18.97639°N 72.83278°E / 18.97639; 72.83278
Elevation	4.392 metres (14.41 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	BY
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1853
Rebuilt	1857
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Sandhurst Road toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central Line Main Line Chinchpokli toward Kalyan
Location
Byculla Location within Mumbai

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.

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.

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