Grant Road

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Grant Road (Marathi: ग्रँट रोड), named after Sir Robert Grant, who was the Governor of Bombay between 1835 and 1839, is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai suburban railway. The road which lends its self to the railway station is now known as Maulana Shaukatali Road^[1] Grant Road railway station is the most centrally located arterial station in South Mumbai, and easily connects to all prominent place such as Gaumdevi, Girgaum Chowpatty, Babulnath, Malabar Hill, Peddar Road, Nepean Sea Road via Nana Chowk on the West, to Duncan Rd, Dongri, Byculla (Central Railway) via Maulana Shaukatali Road and to Khetwadi, Gol Deol, C P Tank, Mumbadevi, Mandvi, Bhuleshwar, via Sardar Vallabhai Patel Road. Originally the station was terminus before independence. Unfortunately space is wasted now by having a parcel depot. A few trains like Balsad fast passenger or Flying Raanee can use this terminal. The suburban station was opened for operation by W.R again in 1968. There is a bus route no. 155 (unidirectional) from the West side of the station to connect to Peddar Road and Sophia College.

Grant Road (West) also consists of a famous area called Nana Chowk which consists of many localities from station to Diana bridge they are Navi (New) Chikal Wadi, Juni (Old) Chikal Wadi, Ramji Chawl, Bhaji Gully (a vegetable market actually) sonawala building etc. A huge area named Tardeo comes under grant road Grant Road (East) is also home to Mumbai's electronics and computer hardware wholesale and retail market along Lamington Road. You will find here cinema theatres like Novelty, Apsara, and Minerva. There is a market called Lokmanya Tilak Market. Many big shoes and clothing showrooms are present along the market street.

Famous places accessible from the West are Mani Bhavan off Gowalia Tank, Banganga, Babulnath Temple, Priyadarshani Park, American and Russian Embassies, The Royal Opera House, Girgaum Chowpatty, SRISRI Radhagopinath temple, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhavan's College and Wilson College.

Famous places accessible from the East are Gol Deol off Duncan Road, Chor Bazaar on Mutton Street, H.N. Hospital, Prathana Samaj, Badr Baug. There has been a development in this area in these days. Huge towers like Padmavati Heights and Hilla Heights have been built. Small housing societies like Kmaar building Housing Soc., Nagusayajichi Chawl etc. are also coming up.

Contrary to popular perception, One of Mumbai's biggest red light districts, Kamathipura, is located on Sukhalaji Street off Falkland Road, very close to the Best Depot at Mumbai Central. There's one small bus depot near Navjivan Society, named Tardeo bus depot.

Falkland Road is also famous for Jaffar Bhai's Delhi Darbar, C Grade theatres like Alfred, New Roshans and a smaller Red light District. A Red light area called PLAY HOUSE is also found here.

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Gowalia Tank

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^ 1893 map of Bombay

Grant Road
Next station south: Charni Road	Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway		Next station north: Mumbai Central
	Stop No: 4	KM from starting: 3.59