Bhandup is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station, mostly during the peak hours. Bhandup station is in close proximity to Kanjurmarg station, with a travel time of approximately 3 minutes or a distance of around 2 kilometers by train. Travelers can access the train timetable and distance details through widely used app, M-Indicator ,mumbai and pune .
History
Bhandup's relationship with trains goes back to the very earliest times, for it was during a visit to Bhandup in 1843 that George Clark, Chief Engineer to the Bombay Government, first had the idea of linking Mumbai to Thane by railway.[1] The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company ran its first train on 16 April 1853, with Bhandup apparently as one of the stations.[2] Bhandup was mentioned on the timetable of the company, that was published in The Bombay Times (now The Times of India) on 8th April 1853, suggesting Bhandup as one of the earliest stations on the line.
A scan (low res) of the 8th April 1853 issue. Bhandup can be seen in the first two timetables.
Gallery
Bhandup stationboard
Bhandup platformboard
References
- ↑ Bhatt, Usha; Maheshwari, U. A Complete Course In ISC History I & II. Pitambar Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 9788120913004.
- ↑ "Bombay Railway & History Group: 16 points about India's first train journey -- 163 years of Indian Railways". 16 April 2016.
