Sandhurst Road railway station

Sandhurst Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates	18.960826°N 72.839511°E / 18.960826; 72.839511
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Central Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	4 (2 Ground Central Line + 2 Elevated Harbour Line)
Tracks	6
Construction
Structure type	At Grade and Elevated
Platform levels	Ground + Elevated
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	SNRD
Fare zone	Central Railways
History
Opened	Lower Level Stn.- 1st February 1925 Upper Level Stn.- 3rd February 1925[1]
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Masjid towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Central line Byculla towards Kasara or Khopoli Harbour line Dockyard Road towards Goregaon or Panvel
Route map to Bhusawal–Kalyan section Kasara Umbermali Khardi Thansit Atgaon Asangaon Vasind Bhatsa River Khadavli Kalu River Titwala Ambivli Ulhas River Shahad Waldhuni River Vithalwadi Kalyan Junction Ulhasnagar Thakurli Ambarnath Dombivli Badlapur to Ahmedabad-Mumbai main Line Vangani Western line Vasai Road Shelu Juchandra Neral Junction to Matheran Kaman Road Bhivpuri Road Kharbav Karjat Bhiwandi Road to Panvel Ulhas River Palasdari to Mumbai Dadar– Solapur section Kopar Kelavli Diva Junction Dolavli Dativali Lowjee Nilaje Khopoli Taloje Panchnand to Karjat Mumbra Navde Road Kalwa Kalamboli to Trans-Harbour line Panvel to Harbour line Thane Creek Somatne Thane Rasayani Trans-Harbour line Apta Mulund Jite Nahur Hamrapur Bhandup Pen Kanjur Marg Kasu Vikhroli Nagothane Line 1 to Versova Ghatkopar Nidi Vidyavihar Roha LTT to Konkan Railway Kurla Sion Harbour line Harbour line to Goregaon Western line to Dahanu Road Matunga Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi   Parel Western line to Churchgate Currey Road Chinchpokli Byculla Harbour line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT Konkan Railway to Roha to Uran Panvel Konkan Railway to Karjat and Vasai Road Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Port Line to Uran Western line to Dahanu Road Seawoods–Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Line 1 Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central line to Thane Mahim Junction Kurla LTT Western line to Churchgate Central line Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Line 1 Wadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Line 3 Mumbai CSMT
Location Sandhurst Road Location within Mumbai

Sandhurst Road (station code: SNRD) is a railway station serving Dongri area of South Mumbai, India, on the Central and Harbour Lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.^[2] It is the third stop from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus.

Named after Lord Sandhurst, the Governor of Bombay between 1895 and 1900, the station was built using funds from the Bombay City Improvement Trust, which he helped raise.

In January 2017, Lokmat reported that Central Railways planned to demolish the station in order to construct the fifth and sixth railways lines between CST and Kurla. CR plans to construct a new Sandhurst Road station on P D'Mello Road.^[3]

History

Before the Sandhrust Rd station came up, there was a station named Mazagaon railway station located north, under the base of the Hancock bridge. It was opened on 1st July 1894. It was listed as one of the nine important station within the city, by The Gazetteer of Bombay City in 1909.^[4] It served both the local population, and the Portuguese and British suburb on either side. According to old maps, dating as late as at least 1914, and as early as at least 1909, the station was located just north or at the base of today's Hancock Bridge in Mazagaon.^[5] It was closed on 31st January 1925. This was to pave way for the upcoming Sandhurst Road station, that was to be constructed to connect to the Harbour Line (during its extension to Victoria Terminus), since both the main and the Harbour line had to be served by the single two-tired station.^[6] The lower level station opened on 1st February 1925, while the upper level was opened on 3rd February, the day the electrified Harbour line opened for service.^[7]

According to the book Halt Station India by author Rajendra Aklekar, that was published in 2014, the site of the former station there was the stone edge of the old station's platform hidden under the debris. Along with it, there were the remains of a stone arch, probably of a wall.^[6]

The Sandhurst Road railway station (upper level servicing the Harbour Line) was built in 1921. The supporting pillars of the edifice bear the inscription "GIPR 1921 Lutha Iron Works, Glasgow". The fabricated metal was imported from the United Kingdom.^[8] It is India's first two-tier station with a 1,728 feet (527 m) long steel viaduct weighing 2,788 tonnes (2,788,000 kg) that carries the Harbour line.^[9]

Gallery

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  Sandhurst Road - Elevated station
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  Sandhurst Road Platform board
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  Station Board

References

1. https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html
2. Nair, Binoo (16 December 2011). "Soon you'll know exactly when your train arrives at Sandhurst Road stn". Mumbai Mirror.
3. "Historic Sandhurst road station to be demolished". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
4. Bombay (India : State) (1909). The Gazetteer of Bombay City and Island. Gazetteer Department, Government of Maharashtra.
5. "Bombay (Mumbai), India 1914". WardMaps LLC. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
6. Aklekar, Rajendra B. (2014). Halt Station India : The Dramatic Tale of the Nation's First Rail Lines. Rupa Publications. p. 74. ISBN 978-81-291-3497-4.
7. Timeline of Mumbai Suburban Stations Opening - IRFCA https://www.irfca.org/docs/mumbai-cr-suburban-timeline.html
8. "Star Track". Times of India. Mumbai. 21 April 2006. p. 2.
9. Aklekar, Rajendra B (2014). Halt station India : the dramatic tale of the nation's first rail lines. Rupa & Co. p. 135. ISBN 9788129134974. Retrieved 23 April 2019.