Currey Road railway station
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| Mumbai Suburban Railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 18°59′38″N 72°49′59″E / 18.99399°N 72.83299°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Central Line | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | Central Railways | ||||||||||
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  Currey Road Location within Mumbai | |||||||||||
Currey Road is a neighbourhood in Mumbai, with a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway serving the areas of Lalbaug and Parel.
Currey Road is situated in central Mumbai and is surrounded by famous places like Lalbaug, Lower Parel. There is a Flyover (constructed in 1915) which constitutes the biggest part of Currey Road & the Railway station divides the road in 2 major parts, East & West.
Currey Road Station was originally built to carry horses during the British Raj. During the derby (horse race) season, a special train used to carry horses from the race course to the stud farms in Pune.[1]
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