Mumbai Central Railway Station 0.79/5 (1)

Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central) is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, in an area known by the same name.Designed by British architect Claude Batley, 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. Trains depart from the station connecting various destinations mostly across states in the northern, western and north-western parts of India.

• No. of platforms:-9
• Enquiry services:-139(Railway enquiry or SMS service) or  134(regarding mail express and manual)
• For ambulance: 1298
• Emergency assistance: 022-2262-0800(Railway Protection Force control room)
  • RPF security helpline: 182
  • Railway:55761 or 55755
• Railway tollfree no:-1800-111-139
• Chief vigilance officer: T.P. singh–>22707102 (9969 324-451 / 9969-324-452 / 9969 324-453)
• Mumbai customer care(state-wise):-022-2530-0000
• Facilities:

1. WiFI –>RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, on January 22, 2016 launched free public Wi-Fi service at Mumbai Central station in collaboration with Google.
2. There are two gardens located outside the station. One of the gardens houses a historic locomotive, popularly known as the “Little red horse”. The locomotive was built by English firm Kerr Stuart and Co. in 1928. The engine operated on the Devgarh-Baria Railway Narrow Gauge line, owned by the Princely state of Devgarh-Baria. The line was merged into Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI) in August 1949, and later became part of the Western Railway. The engine served for 61 years, before being transferred to the Pratapnagar workshop for shunting duties in 1990. It was placed at the garden in front of the Mumbai Central station in 1991 to commemorate its platinum jubilee.
3. There are several stalls in the concourse and on the suburban platforms serving snacks, chips, bottled water and cold drinks (soda). There are book stalls in the main concourse and on the suburban platforms selling newspapers, magazines and other reading material. Train timetables are also available at the book stalls. Restrooms (toilets) are available in the concourse on the mainline side.