Santacruz railway station
{{short description|Railway station in Mumbai}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
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Santacruz
| type = Mumbai Suburban Railway station
| image = Mumbai 03-2016 04 Santacruz station.jpg
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| coordinates = {{Coord|19.081667|N|72.841389|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| owned = Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
| tracks = 8
| structure = Standard on-ground station
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| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
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| parking = No
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| code = STC
| zone = Western Railways
| opened = 1888
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| status = Active
| electrified = Yes
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway
|line1=Western|left1=Khar Road|right1=Vile Parle
|line2=Harbour|left2=Khar Road|right2=Vile Parle|type2=Goregaon}}
| map_type = India#India Maharashtra#Mumbai
| map_dot_label = Santacruz
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| line = Western Line, Harbour Line
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| platform = 6
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| route_map = {{MSR Harbour line}}{{MSR Western line}}
| map_state = collapsed
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Santacruz (station code: STC) is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Line and Harbour Line. The station began operations in October 1888.{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/civic/Leave-Holy-Cross-out-of-road-widening-say-locals/articleshow/31967394.cms|title=Leave Holy Cross out of widening, say locals|work= Mumbai Mirror|date=14 March 2014| access-date=10 October 2014}} 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 Bombay Backbay and Viraur.The Bombay Local and Suburban Train Service - BB&CI Annual, December 1923 (pg 5) https://wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1392817679390-article1.pdf Before this, during the Backbay Reclamation scheme of the 1860s, BB&CI was contracted to supply ballast. This would be brought in from Santacruz.{{Cite book |last=Rahul Mehrotra |first=Sharada Dwivedi |title=Anchoring A City Line |publisher=Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd |year=2000 |isbn=81-900602-4-4 |pages=26-27 |language=English}}
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.{{Cite book |last=Rahul Mehrotra |first=Sharada Dwivedi |title=Anchoring A City Line |publisher=Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd |year=2000 |isbn=81-900602-4-4 |pages=124 |language=English}}
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
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Category:Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district
Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations
Category:Mumbai WR railway division
Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1888
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