Lower Parel monorail station

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Mumbai monorail Station.jpg Lower Parel
monorail station
General information
LocationNM Joshi Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai
Coordinates 18°59′35″N72°49′53″E / 18.992994°N 72.831495°E / 18.992994; 72.831495
Owned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
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
Mint Colony
towards Chembur
Line 1 Jacob Circle
Terminus
Location
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Lower Parel
Location within Mumbai

Lower Parel is a monorail station of Mumbai Monorail located in the Lower Parel suburb of Mumbai, India. Lies on the NM Joshi Marg. [2] It lies to the West of Lalbaug area of South Central Mumbai.

Lower Parel monorail station connects with Currey Road railway station with the length of 350m far and with Lower Parel railway station is of 300m far. [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