Santacruz (station code: STC) is the name of a railway station on the

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suburban railway on the Western Line and Harbour Line. The station began operations in October 1888. The neighborhood is Santacruz.

History

Although Santacruz station was formally opened in 1888, it was a stop on the first regular suburban train service of the BB&CI railway (today's Western Railway), which began from 12 April 1867, between

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and Viraur. Before this, during the Backbay Reclamation scheme of the 1860s, BB&CI was contracted to supply ballast. This would be brought in from Santacruz. During a move to improve safety and efficiency along the line, power barrier gates were installed for the first time at Santacruz level crossing in December 1952.

Gallery

File:Santacruz Station.jpg, Santacruz Platform board File:Mumbai 03-2016 03 Santacruz station.jpg, Santacruz railway station: View from FoB File:Santacruz railway station - Overview.jpg, Santacruz railway station – Overview File:Santacruz railway station.jpg, Local train at Santacruz station File:Santacruz Station (2).jpg, Building at Santacruz station

References

Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district Mumbai Suburban Railway stations Mumbai WR railway division Railway stations in India opened in 1888 {{Maharashtra-railstation-stub