Masjid Bunder

Masjid Bunder Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Station statistics
Lines	Central Line, Harbour Line
Structure	Standard on-ground station
Other information
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Fare zone	Central Railways

Masjid (sometimes called Masjid Bunder) (Marathi: मशिद) is a railway station in South Mumbai on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the penultimate stop for all trains on the Central line in the "up" direction. Contrary to popular belief, the station is not named after a masjid (mosque) but a synagogue, the 200-year old Gate of Mercy Synagogue near a once thriving Jewish neighbourhood, popularly known as Juni Masjid by locals.^[1]

The volume of passengers on this station is very high due to different wholesale markets (i.e.: Crawford Market) surrounding the station. These markets, referred to as bazaars give access to the shops of wholesale merchants, called stockists.

Stockists from Reay Road iron market (lokhand bazaar) and diamond traders are known to make trades of millions of rupees each day in the markets. The south end towards CST gives access to Yousuf Mehar Ali Road, Jama Masjid, Kalbadevi, Crawford Market, Mandvi and the surrounding area.

Due to the docks, Masjid is a prominent area recognized as the hub of the larger shipping and maritime companies of India.

Masjid Bunder
Next station south: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Mumbai Suburban Railway : Central Line			Next station north: Sandhurst Road
	Stop No: 2	KM from starting: ?	Platforms: 4

Masjid Bunder
Next station south: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus	Mumbai Suburban Railway : Harbour Line			Next station north: Sandhurst Road
	Stop No: 2	KM from starting: ?	Platforms: 4

References

1. ^ Star Track; Times of India Mumbai; pg-2; 2006-04-21

The first office of the Reliance Commercial Corporation was set up at the Narsinathan Street in Masjid Bunder by qayyum