Masjid railway station

Masjid
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Other names	Masjid Bunder
Coordinates	18°57′07″N 72°50′17″E / 18.951884°N 72.838186°ECoordinates: 18°57′07″N 72°50′17″E / 18.951884°N 72.838186°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Station code	MSD
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1877[1]
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Terminus Central Line Main Line Sandhurst Road toward Kalyan Harbour Line Sandhurst Road toward Andheri or Panvel
Route map Legend Mumbai Suburban Railway Mumbai CST Line 3 Masjid Bunder Sandhurst Road Harbour line above Central line Dockyard Road Reay Road Cotton Green Sewri Line 1 Vadala Road Kings Circle Western line to Churchgate Line 1 GTB Nagar Mahim Chunabhatti Mithi River Bandra Kurla LTT Terminus Khar Tilak Nagar Santacruz Line 1 Chembur Vile Parle Govandi Andheri Line 1 Mankhurd Jogeshwari ( under construction ) Thane Creek Oshiwara ( under construction ) Vashi Goregaon ( under construction ) Sanpada Harbour line extension to Borivali (planned) Western line and Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Turbhe Kopar Khairane Ghansoli Thane Rabale Thane Creek Airoli Juinagar Kalwa Nerul Mumbra Seawoods branch under construction to Diva and Kalyan Panvel Creek CBD Belapur Sagar Sangam Kharghar Targhar Taloja River Baman Dongri Mansarovar Kharkopar Khandeshwar Gavhan to Diva and Vasai Ranjanpada Panvel Nhava Sheva Konkan Railway Dronagiri Uran

Masjid (Marathi: मशिद), also known as Masjid Bunder, is a railway station in South Mumbai on the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the penultimate stop for all trains on those lines in the "up" direction. It was opened in 1877.^[2] Contrary to popular belief, the station is not named after a masjid (mosque) but a synagogue, the 200-year-old Gate of Mercy Synagogue near a once thriving Jewish neighbourhood, popularly known as Juni Masjid by locals.

The station has 4 platforms (2 for Harbour Line & 2 for Main Line). The volume of passengers on this station is very high due to different wholesale markets (i.e., Crawford Market) surrounding the station. These markets, referred to as bazaars give access to the shops of wholesale merchants, called stockists.

Stockists from iron market (lokhand bazaar) which situated on the Eastern side of Masjid railway station and diamond traders situated on western side are known to make trades of millions of rupees each day in the markets. The south end towards CST gives access to Yousuf Mehar Ali Road, Jama Masjid, Kalbadevi, Crawford Market, Mandvi and the surrounding area.

Due to the docks, Masjid is a prominent area recognized as the hub of the larger shipping and maritime companies of India. The first office of the Reliance Commercial Corporation was set up at the Narsinathan Street in Masjid Bunder

References

1. http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,1191,1192,1394,1396,1418
2. "Historical milestone". Central Railway. Retrieved 9 October 2014.