Chinchpokli (formerly Chinchpugli, station code: CHG) is a 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 ...

The Chinchpokli Railway station opened in 1877. In 1896, during the

Bombay plague epidemic The Bombay plague epidemic was a bubonic plague epidemic that struck the city of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) in the late nineteenth century. The plague killed thousands, and many fled the city leading to a drastic fall in the population of the ...

, the Chinchpokli Station was converted into medical transit place.

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Railway stations in India opened in 1877 Mumbai CST-Kalyan rail line Railway stations in Mumbai City district Mumbai Suburban Railway stations {{Maharashtra-railstation-stub