Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk monorail station

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Gadge Maharaj Chowk
Monorail station
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General information
Location Mahalaxmi East
Coordinates 18°58′59″N72°49′43″E / 18.98309°N 72.82858°E / 18.98309; 72.82858
Owned by MMRDA
Line(s) Mumbai Monorail
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Station codeGMC
History
Opened31 October 2018;4 years ago (2018-10-31)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Monorail Following station
Lower Parel
towards Chembur
Line 1 Terminus
Location
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Saat Rasta
Location within Mumbai

Sant Gadge Maharaj Chowk, is a monorail station and the southernmost terminus of the Mumbai Monorail, [1] [2] [3] serving the area of Mahalaxmi and Byculla in South Mumbai. It was inaugurated on 3 March 2019 by Piyush Goyal the then,Railway Minister and Devendra Fadnavis the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

The station is located in the Vicinity of Arthur Road Jail, it is in close proximity to Mahalaxmi railway station, Chinchpokli railway station and Byculla railway station, Mahalaxmi Racecourse. The Dagdi Chawl can be accessed through this station. St. Ignatius High School is the only school located in its vicinity along with Kasturbha Gandhi Hospital. It also gives connectivity to Haji Ali Dargah and Worli, Lala Lajpat Rai College, Hira Panna, NH.SRCC Hospital.

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References

  1. Mumbai Gets Ready For India's First Monorail [Facts,Timeline,Photos] - International Business Times
  2. Chembur to Jacob Circle phase of monorail delayed to 2014-end - Hindustan Times Archived 13 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Nation's first monorail to zip through skies in Mumbai on Sunday | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.