Byculla (station code: BY) is railway station on the Central line of the

Mumbai Suburban Railway The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines ser ...

. It is located in the neighbourhood of

Byculla Byculla (ISO: Bhāykhaḷā; pronunciation: ʱaːjkʰəɭaː is an area of South Mumbai. Location Byculla is neighboured by Nagpada and Mumbai Central and Mahalaxmi on the west; Agripada, Jacob Circle on the north-west: Chinchpokli to the nor ...

. The station is a Grade-I heritage structure. The other 4 railway stations on Mumbai's heritage list include

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, Western Railways Headquarters Building (Churchgate),

Bandra railway station Bandra ( /bæːndra/; station code: B for Suburban services and BA for Indian Railways) is a railway station on the Western Line and Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Bandra suburban area and the commercial ar ...

and

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. All the fast trains halt at Byculla station both during peak hours and normal time. Byculla Railway Station 2

Etymology

The name Byculla appears to have derived from word Bhay(

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:भाय = Bawa) & khala(

:खळा = area to store grains), Meaning Priest's Grain storage. Byculla Station Banner

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. The first locomotive was brought to Mumbai through street of Byculla and around 200 laborers pulled it. ''Byculla is a WiFi Station'' Central Railway has install WiFi on platform 1 & 2. It has become helpful for many navigator people for navigation.

References

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