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Prabhadevi railway station
Prabhadevi railway station, formerly Elphinstone Road railway station, is an Indian railway station junction which connects the Central line to Parel of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the area of Prabhadevi in Mumbai, India. This railway station has two platforms which are of only slow trains halt.
The railway station on the Prabhadevi side was inaugurated as Elphinstone Road railway station (with station code EPR) after John, 13th Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay from 1853 to 1860.
The station formerly existed as two stations, being a quarter of a mile apart, and each station had its own issuing and collecting staff. Passengers heading in towards the south were served by the Up platform that was connected to the Caroll road over bridge (now commonly called, the Elphinstone RoB) through a staircase. Those heading northward were served by the Down platform that led to a road on the western side. When a new station was opened, this queer case was resolved. This new station built on the location of the old Up platform, which was widened and extended becoming the present island platform of the station. There was a provision of a staircase on each side, and an elevated booking office was built in level with the bridge. Passengers entered the station, passing by the booking office, and descending down the stairs. Those leaving the station would ascend the stairway on the other side, onto the RoB.
After Independence, there were demands from the local people for the railway station to be renamed to Prabhadevi. This renaming, from the 18th-century Prabhadevi Temple of Hindu goddess Prabhavati Devi located near the station, was first proposed by Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote in 1991.
The Maharashtra Legislature passed a resolution to that effect on 16 December 2016, followed by the Maharashtra Government sending a proposal for renaming the station to the Union Home Ministry which was approved on 6 May 2017.
After the approval, the name of Elphinstone Road railway station was officially changed to Prabhadevi railway station on 19 July 2018. with its new station code as PBHD with the approval of Indian Railways
Prabhadevi railway stations are a set of one of the busiest stations on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Over 15.6 million passenger's journey originates from either of these stations, earning ₹78 lakh (US$81,000) yearly, due to offices being situated around these railway stations.
Due to the super-dense crush load on this station, two foot overbridges are constructed between the southern part of the Parel side and the northern part of the Prabhadevi side for easier interchanging between these platforms. Both of them were constructed in 2018.
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Prabhadevi railway station
Prabhadevi railway station, formerly Elphinstone Road railway station, is an Indian railway station junction which connects the Central line to Parel of Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the area of Prabhadevi in Mumbai, India. This railway station has two platforms which are of only slow trains halt.
The railway station on the Prabhadevi side was inaugurated as Elphinstone Road railway station (with station code EPR) after John, 13th Lord Elphinstone, the Governor of Bombay from 1853 to 1860.
The station formerly existed as two stations, being a quarter of a mile apart, and each station had its own issuing and collecting staff. Passengers heading in towards the south were served by the Up platform that was connected to the Caroll road over bridge (now commonly called, the Elphinstone RoB) through a staircase. Those heading northward were served by the Down platform that led to a road on the western side. When a new station was opened, this queer case was resolved. This new station built on the location of the old Up platform, which was widened and extended becoming the present island platform of the station. There was a provision of a staircase on each side, and an elevated booking office was built in level with the bridge. Passengers entered the station, passing by the booking office, and descending down the stairs. Those leaving the station would ascend the stairway on the other side, onto the RoB.
After Independence, there were demands from the local people for the railway station to be renamed to Prabhadevi. This renaming, from the 18th-century Prabhadevi Temple of Hindu goddess Prabhavati Devi located near the station, was first proposed by Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote in 1991.
The Maharashtra Legislature passed a resolution to that effect on 16 December 2016, followed by the Maharashtra Government sending a proposal for renaming the station to the Union Home Ministry which was approved on 6 May 2017.
After the approval, the name of Elphinstone Road railway station was officially changed to Prabhadevi railway station on 19 July 2018. with its new station code as PBHD with the approval of Indian Railways
Prabhadevi railway stations are a set of one of the busiest stations on the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Over 15.6 million passenger's journey originates from either of these stations, earning ₹78 lakh (US$81,000) yearly, due to offices being situated around these railway stations.
Due to the super-dense crush load on this station, two foot overbridges are constructed between the southern part of the Parel side and the northern part of the Prabhadevi side for easier interchanging between these platforms. Both of them were constructed in 2018.
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