Mumbai Central railway station

मुंबई सेंट्रल Mumbai Central
Indian Railways Terminal Station Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Location	Anandrao Nair Marg, Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Coordinates	18°58′11″N 72°49′10″E / 18.9697°N 72.8194°E / 18.9697; 72.8194
Elevation	6.62 metres (21.7 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railways
Line(s)	Western Line, Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line, New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Platforms	9 (5 mainline trains + 4 for Mumbai suburban/local trains)
Tracks	9
Connections	BEST, Metro, MSRTC
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes (on the outstation side)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MMCT
Zone(s)	Western Railways
Division(s)	Mumbai WR
History
Opened	18 December 1930
Electrified	18 December 1930
Previous names	Bellasis Road (Suburban station) Bombay Central (from 1930 to 1995)
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station Grant Road towards Churchgate Western line Mahalaxmi towards Dahanu Road
Route map Legend Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Dahanu Road Vangaon Boisar Umroli Palghar Kelve Road Saphale Vaitarna River Vaitarna Virar Nallasopara Vasai Road Central line and Vasai Road - Roha line Naigaon Vasai Creek Bhayandar Mira Road Dahisar Dahisar River Borivali Kandivli Malad planned extension to Borivali Goregaon Ram Mandir Jogeshwari Andheri Line 1 Vile Parle Sahar Airport Santacruz Sahar Airport Khar Road Bandra Mithi River Mahim Harbour line Matunga Road Central line Dadar planned Monorail Prabhadevi Parel Central line Lower Parel Mahalaxmi Line 3 Mumbai Central Line 3 Grant Road Line 3 Charni Road Marine Lines Churchgate Line 3
Location Mumbai Central Location within Mumbai Interactive map

Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central, station code: MMCT^[1]) is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both Local and Inter-City/Express trains with separate platforms for them. It is also a terminal for several long-distance trains including the Mumbai Rajdhani Express.

It is one of the five major Terminal stations in Mumbai while others being Mumbai CSMT, Mumbai LTT, Bandra and Dadar. Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, western and north-western parts of India. The station was renamed from Bombay Central to Mumbai Central in 1997, following the change of Bombay to Mumbai. In October 2017, Western Railway announced that the station code would change from BCT to MMCT on 1 February 2018.^[2]