Antop Hill monorail station

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monorail station
General information
LocationShaikh Misree Marg, C.G.S. colony, Sector 6, Antop Hill, Mumbai
Coordinates 19°01′49″N72°52′01″E / 19.030203°N 72.866988°E / 19.030203; 72.866988
Owned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Line(s) Line 1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened3 March 2019 (2019-03-03)
Passengers
20191000 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Monorail Following station
GTB Nagar
towards Chembur
Line 1 Acharya Atre Nagar
towards Jacob Circle
Location
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Antop Hill
Location within Mumbai

Antop Hill is a monorail station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Monorail locates near CGS Colony in the Antop Hill suburb of Mumbai, India. Lies on the Shaikh Mishree Marg. [2] There is demand for renaming Antop Hill monorail station to Shaikh Mishree Marg monorail station as it would become more relatable. [3]

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References

  1. "A year on, Monorail notches up a milestone of 50 lakh riders".
  2. hindubusinessline.com, 1 March 2019
  3. dnaindia.com, 1 March 2019