Dockyard Road railway station

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Dockyard Road
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
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General information
Coordinates 18°57′59″N72°50′39″E / 18.966417°N 72.844132°E / 18.966417; 72.844132
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Harbour Line
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeDKRD
Fare zone Central Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Sandhurst Road Harbour line Reay Road
towards Goregaon or Panvel
Location
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Location within India
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Dockyard Road
Dockyard Road (Maharashtra)
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Dockyard Road (Mumbai)

Dockyard Road (station code: DKRD) is a railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the stop closest to the Mazagon Dock Limited.

This station gives access to Mazagaon area. There is a sales tax office within a ten-minute walk from this station. Dockyard Road is a part of Mazagaon.

Attractions include the Joseph Baptista Gardens, Gaodevi Temple, Manakeshwar Temple and Bhaucha Dhakka (ferry wharf).


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