Mysore Colony monorail station

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Mumbai monorail Station.jpg Mysore Colony
Monorail station
General information
Coordinates 19°01′40″N72°53′29″E / 19.027760°N 72.891277°E / 19.027760; 72.891277
Owned by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
Line(s) Line 1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
History
Opened2 February 2014 (2014-02-02)
Passengers
20141000 daily [1]
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Monorail Following station
Bharat Petroleum
towards Chembur
Line 1 Bhakti Park
towards Jacob Circle
Location
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Mysore Colony
Location within Mumbai

Mysore Colony is a monorail station of the Mumbai Monorail serving the only passenger Rail connectivity to Mahul region of Eastern Mumbai, It gives direct connectivity to Bharat Petroleum Refinery, Tata Thermal Power Plant, Trombay MSETCL Substation from Chembur, Curry Road station, Lalbaug, Lower Parel railway station & Wadala Suburban Railway stations. It was opened to the public on 2 February 2014, as part of the first phase of Line 1. [2] Mysuru Colony recorded the lowest passenger traffic among 7 stations of Line 1, during the first 3 days of operation. [3]

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References

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  2. "India's first Monorail rolls out in city". The Indian Express . 6 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. Mehta, Manthan K (5 February 2014). "Monorail: Chembur, Wadala Depot most popular stns, but true picture awaited". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 February 2014.