King's Circle (station code: KCE) is a railway station on the Harbour line of the
Mumbai Suburban Railway network. King's Circle and Matunga stations are next to each other albeit the latter is on the Central line. It is named after the
King's Circle Park, which was named after
George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936.
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, the
King-Emperor
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. The trains passing through King's Circle station are only the ones going to Bandra, Andheri and Goregaon from CSMT or Panvel and vice versa. In March of 2024 re-naming the station Tirthankar Parshvanath after
Parshvanatha received official approval, though it is unclear when or if this has happened.
See also
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Maheshwari Udyan, Mumbai
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Mumbai Suburban Railway
References
Railway stations in Mumbai City district
Mumbai Suburban Railway stations
Mumbai CR railway division
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