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Reay Road railway station

Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
Reay Road
रे रोड
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Reay Road.jpg
Coordinates 18°58′39″N 72°50′39″E / 18.977443°N 72.844210°E / 18.977443; 72.844210Coordinates: 18°58′39″N 72°50′39″E / 18.977443°N 72.844210°E / 18.977443; 72.844210
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Harbour Line
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Other information
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Opened 1910
Services
Preceding station  
Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg
MSR
  Following station
Harbour Line
toward Andheri or Panvel
Location
Reay Road is located in Mumbai
Reay Road
Reay Road
Location within Mumbai

Reay Road is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The station is a Grade-I heritage structure. The other 4 stations on Mumbai's heritage list include Byculla, Bandra, CST and Churchgate. Reay Road was named after Lord Reay, Governor of Bombay between 1885 and 1890. It was opened in 1910 and was originally used as a terminus for the Kurla-Reay Road harbour line. Commuters had to take a tram to continue the journey to Bombay (now Mumbai).

The letters GIPR can be seen on either side of the station. GIPR is the abbreviation for Great Indian Peninsula Railway, the first rail line in India.

The platforms at the station are currently 200m long and will be extended another 65m to allow 12 car trains on the Harbour Line. The track passes under a road connecting both sides of the station platform.

Britannia, a famous brand of baked goods has a bakery in this area. A forging mill is present next to the railway station. The station gives access for many Iron goods stockists in the area. These Stockists stock iron beams, rods, plates etc. in the nearby warehouses and trade from there. This place is also a source for traders who depend on the ship breaking industry.


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