Kurla railway station

Kurla (formerly Coorla, station code: C) is a railway station on the Central and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is among the oldest railway stations in India, it being part of the original 21 mile (33.8 km) Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) section between Bombay (Mumbai) and Tannah (Thane) that opened in 1853.

Kurla Coorla
Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates	19.0656°N 72.8791°E / 19.0656; 72.8791
Elevation	5.300 metres (17.39 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	8
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	C (Central Line) CH (Harbour Line)
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	1879 as "Coorla"
Rebuilt	1895
Electrified	1925
Previous names	Coorla
Pre-nationalisation	Great Indian Peninsular Railway
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Sion towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central line Vidyavihar towards Kasara or Khopoli Chunabhatti towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Harbour line Tilak Nagar towards Panvel
Route map to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Junction Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral Junction to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloje Panchnand to Karjat Mumbra Navde Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel to Harbour line Thane Creek Somatne Thane Rasayani Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjur Marg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha LTT to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Goregaon Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi   Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT Konkan Railway to Roha to Uran Panvel Konkan Railway to Karjat and Vasai Road Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Port Line to Uran Western line to Dahanu Road Seawoods–Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Line 1 Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central line to Thane Mahim Junction Kurla LTT Western line to Churchgate Central line Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar   Line 1 Wadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT
Location Kurla Location within Mumbai

History

The original Bori Bunder-Tannah railway line had five station on its main line, of which Sion station was the second stop (after Byculla). The original Sion station was renamed as Kurla in 1855. In 1895, the station was shifted to its present site, and it still retains its named as Kurla. (on the other hand, there was no Sion station again, until 1873.)

The Old Kurla Station was situated opposite to the Sarveshwar Temple in Kurla. Construction of a new station began between 1893-1894, and the new station (at its present site) was opened in 1895. The Old station was subsequently closed.

Local trains terminating at Kurla began operating by 1879, a suburban terminus was built in 1913 and the line was quadrupled in 1915. The station was remodeled between March 1912 and March 1917. A single line between Kurla and Chembur that had been laid for garbage clearance in 1906 was opened for suburban traffic on 4th February 1924. The service was operated by steam locomotives until the line was electrified in 1950.

The Harbour line was officially opened on 12 December 1910, between Kurla and Reay Road. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. In 1925, the line was connected to the then Victoria Terminus via an elevated rail corridor between Dockyard Road and Sandhurst Road. The country's first EMU rakes, manufactured by English Electric Company, were introduced between Bombay VT & Kurla on the Harbour line in 1925.

Platforms

Kurla is having eight operational platforms for the suburban local railway. Platform 1, 1A and 4 serve 'Slow' local trains. Platform 1A formerly served the Salsette–Trombay Railway. Platforms 2 and 3 are dedicated to trains originating and terminating at Kurla. Platforms 5 and 6 are used by 'Fast' local trains, while platforms 7 and 8 serve the Harbour line local trains. Platforms 9 and 10, which were originally used to terminate trains coming Up from Vashi were abandoned in the early 2000s. Prior to the opening of the railway line to Navi Mumbai, these two platforms were used by shuttle trains till Mankhurd.

Gallery

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  Kurla station in 1925
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  View of Eight Coach Electric Train approaching Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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  Kurla Harbour Line platform board
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  Kurla Station booking office