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{{short description|Mumbai subway station, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px|up|link=Mumbai Suburban Railway]]<br/>Kurla
| type = [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] station
| image = Kurla railway stationboard.jpg
| style = Mumbai Suburban Railway
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| address =
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.0656|N|72.8791|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central Line]], [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour Line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 8
| elevation = {{convert|5.300|m|ft}}
| levels =
| tracks = 8
| parking =
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened = 1879 as "Coorla"
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Since 1925
| ADA =
| code = C (Central Line)<br /> CH (Harbour Line)
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railways]]
| former = Coorla
| prenational = Great Indian Peninsular Railway
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| mpassengers =
| services = {{s-rail|title=Mumbai Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Central |branch=Main Line |previous=Sion |next=Vidyavihar}}
{{s-line|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Harbour |previous=Chunabhatti |next=Tilak Nagar |type2=Panvel}}
| map_type = Mumbai
| map_dot_label = Kurla
| route_map = {{MSR Central line}}{{MSR Harbour line}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Kurla''' (formerly '''Coorla''', station code: '''C''') is a railway station on the [[Central line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Central]] and [[Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour]] lines of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] network. It is among the oldest railway stations in India, it being part of the original 21 mile (33.8 km) [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]] (GIPR) section between Bombay ([[Mumbai]]) and Tannah ([[Thane]]) that opened in 1853.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,261|title=About Indian Railways-Evolution|publisher=Ministry of Railways website}}</ref>

Local trains terminating at [[Kurla]] began operating by 1879, a suburban terminus was built in 1913 and the line was quadrupled in 1915. A single line between Kurla and [[Chembur]] that had been laid for garbage clearance in 1906 was opened for suburban traffic in 1924. The service was operated by steam locomotives until the line was electrified in 1950.<ref name="CRH">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,1191,1192,1394,1396,1410,1411|title=Historical milestone|work=[[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]|access-date=9 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012252/http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C1191%2C1192%2C1394%2C1396%2C1410%2C1411|archive-date=3 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Harbour line was officially opened on 12 December 1910, between Kurla and {{stnlnk|Reay Road}}. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. In 1925, the line was connected to the then Victoria Terminus via an elevated rail corridor between {{stnlnk|Dockyard Road}} and {{stnlnk|Sandhurst Road}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Harbour-line-to-take-elevated-route-at-Kurla/articleshow/16306902.cms|title=Harbour line to take elevated route at Kurla|first=Manthan K|last=Mehta|work= [[The Times of India]]|date=8 September 2012|access-date=7 October 2014}}</ref> The country's first [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] [[Rake (train)|rakes]], manufactured by [[English Electric]] Company, were introduced between Bombay VT & Kurla on the Harbour line in 1925.<ref name ="CRH"/>

Kurla has eight operational platforms for the suburban local railway. Platform 1, 1A and 4 serve 'Slow' local trains. Platform 1A formerly served the [[Salsette–Trombay Railway]].<ref name="haltstn">{{cite book |last1=Aklekar |first1=Rajendra B |title=Halt station India : the dramatic tale of the nation's first rail lines |year=2014 |publisher=[[Rupa & Co]] |isbn=9788129134974 |page=114 |access-date=23 April 2019 |url=http://rupapublications.co.in/books/halt-station-india/ }}</ref> Platforms 2 and 3 are dedicated to trains originating and terminating at Kurla. Platforms 5 and 6 are used by 'Fast' local trains, while platforms 7 and 8 serve the Harbour line local trains. Platforms 9 and 10, which were originally used to terminate trains coming UP from Vashi were abandoned in the early 2000s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Kurla-Pune-rail-link-plan-gathers-steam/articleshow/17394304.cms |title=Kurla-Pune rail link plan gathers steam |first=Manthan K |last=Mehta |work= [[Times of India]]|date=28 November 2012|access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref> Prior to the opening of the railway line to [[Navi Mumbai]], these two platforms were used by shuttle trains till {{stnlnk|Mankhurd}}.<ref name="haltstn" />

==Gallery==
<gallery heights="200px" widths="200px">
File:Kurla (coorla) station in 1925.jpg|Kurla (Coorla) station in 1925
File:Eight_Coach_Electric_Train_approaching_Kurla.jpg|View of Eight Coach Electric Train approaching Kurla, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
File:Kurla Harbour Line platformboard.jpg|Kurla Harbour Line platformboard
File:Kurla Station (2).jpg|Kurla Station booking office
</gallery>

==References==
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{{commons category|Kurla railway station}}
{{Central Railway}}
{{Mumbai – Suburban Railway, Central}}
{{Mumbai – Suburban Railway, Harbour}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Mumbai Suburban district]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]

Kurla railway station - Revision history

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