Currey Road railway station
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Lalbaug (formely Currey Road, station code: CRD) is a railway station that serves the Lower Parel neighbourhood in Mumbai. It is on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway serving the areas of Lalbaug and Parel.
Lalbaug 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 Lalbaug. The Railway station divides the road into two major parts, East and West.
Lalbaug 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 Poona.[1] it was renamed from Currey Road in 2024 to Lalbaug, the place where it is situated.[2]
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- ^ "Special News, Special Stories, Special Reports, Hot News Today, Blogs, Editorial". Mid-Day. [dead link]
- ^ "Mumbai Central to be renamed as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth station, seven other local stations too to get new identity". The Indian Express. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
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