Prabhadevi railway station
railway station in Mumbai
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.
History
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.
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