Charni Road | |
| Type: | Mumbai Suburban Railway station |
| Style: | Mumbai Suburban Railway |
| Line: | Western Line |
| Structure: | Standard on-ground station |
| Platform: | 4 |
| Tracks: | 4 |
| Opened: | 3 September 1868[1] |
| Status: | Active |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Code: | CYR |
| Owned: | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
| Zone: | Western Railways |
| Map Type: | Mumbai |
| Map Dot Label: | Charni Road |
| Map State: | collapsed |
Churney Road, (station code: CYR)[2] is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It serves the suburb of Charni Road. The next station south is Marine Lines Station; the next station north is Grant Road Station. Southbound fast locals stop at Charni Road but skip the station during the evening peak hours (17:00 to 20:00). The main significance of Charni Road station is that it is near the Girgaum Chowpatty beach and Marine Drive promenade, a major destination for tourists in Mumbai. It is also important because of the diamond trading industry located here, mainly in the Panchratna and Prasad chambers building near the railway station.
The word 'Charni' is derived from the Marathi word Charne
Today Charni road is well known for its old charm Chawls, wholesale markets of diamonds (Opera House), garments, Irani cafés traditional Maharashtrian culture (Girgaon) and also tall skyscrapers. It is not only famous for skyscrapers and Chowpatty but also attracts crowds because of the religious places built in it (Mumbadevi temple) and also the famous celebration of Gudipadva and Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Girgaon. Also the famous Hinduja College of commerce and economics have been set up by Hinduja group in 1974.
For information about the area, see Charni Road.