Santacruz (station code: STC) is the name of a railway station on the

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

suburban railway on the Western Line and Harbour Line. The station began operations in October 1888. The neighborhood is Santacruz. The station is an access point to

Juhu Juhu (Pronunciation: ͡ʒuɦuː is a posh and upmarket neighbourhood of Mumbai. It is known for the sprawling Juhu Beach. It is surrounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, Versova to the north, Vile Parle to the east and Santacruz to the south ...

(to the west), Kalina, and

Vakola Santacruz or Santa Cruz (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːn̪t̪akɾuːz is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. The Santacruz railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, the domestic terminal (T1) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Internatio ...

(to the east). Santacruz was one of the most affected areas by the 11 July 2006 Mumbai train bombings. It is served by both the main Western Line and the

Harbour Line The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termin ...

. It has six platforms and eight tracks i.e. 2 Harbour Line numbered platform 5 & 6 (the 1st two lines in the overview image), 2 Main Line (first platform where the train is standing numbered platform 1 & 2, Line 2 is adjacent to it) and while Fast trains don't stop here, it has two platforms for fast trains also (far right in the overview image) numbered 3 & 4. Running alongside them is the 7th & 8th track that is used by long-distance trains that are bound for

Bandra Terminus Mumbai Bandra Terminus (station code: BDTS) also known as Vandre Terminus (in Marathi)is a railway terminus in Bandra from where trains bound for Northern India and Western India are scheduled regularly. It was built in the 1990s to deconges ...

. Like most suburbs in Mumbai, the railway station is served by the BEST service. Santacruz East has a large bus terminus (far end of the overview image).

Gallery

File:Santacruz Station.jpg, Santacruz platformboard File:Mumbai 03-2016 03 Santacruz station.jpg, A local train at Santacruz railway station File:Santacruz railway station - Overview.jpg, Santacruz railway station – Overview

References

Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai Suburban Railway stations Mumbai WR railway division Railway stations in India opened in 1888 {{Maharashtra-railstation-stub