Marine Lines is an area in South Mumbai

South Mumbai

South Mumbai , sometimes incorrectly referred to by English Media as "SoBo" , the southern-most precinct of the city of Mumbai, India, comprises the city's main business localities and its adjoining areas...

. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway

Mumbai Suburban Railway

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 on the Western Railway

Western Railway (India)

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 railway line. The name Marine Lines is named after the Marine Battalion Lines, a military establishment built by the British. The battalion was later converted to an air force residence quarters, and now lies just south of Metro Adlabs. The name Marine lines was also the name of the road, on which Bombay Hospital

Bombay Hospital

Bombay Hospital is a private hospital in Mumbai, India. It was founded in 1950 by R. D. Birla. It has 830 beds, 110 of which are in the critical care and recovery area. It has 22 operating theatres, 3200 full time employees, 240 eminent consultants and 200 resident doctors...

 and Liberty Cinema

Liberty Cinema

Liberty Cinema is an Art Deco 1200 seater single screen Movie theater in Mumbai, India. Since the cinema was built in 1947, the year of Indian Independence, its founder Habib Hoosein decided to name it "Liberty". Liberty screens Bollywood hindi movies...

 stands. It is now known as V Thackersey Marg.
Marine Drive

Marine Drive

Marine Drive is a 3-kilometre-long boulevard in South Mumbai in the city of Mumbai. It is a 'C'-shaped six-lane concrete road along the coast, which is a natural bay. The road links Nariman Point to Babulnath and Malabar Hill. Marine Drive is situated over reclaimed land facing west-south-west...

 is the famous promenade near the station.

Marine Lines (station)

The Marine Lines station at one point of time was south of the current day location, near the church of Our Lady of Seven Dolours. At one point of time, trains used to terminate at Marine Lines. Before the Colaba station was closed down in the 1930s, Marine lines used to be the third stop on the railway line.

Almost all the down (north-bound trains) fast trains halt at Marine Lines. Churchgate bound (up) fast locals do stop at Marine Lines, but skip the station during the evening peak hours. (17:00 to 21:00)

The stairs of north end of the station pass by a cemetery. The commuters use the cemetery path as pass through to reach the station quickly, even though it is trespassing.

The south end exit climbs up to Princess Street

Princess Street

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. Which leads to Kalbadevi

Kalbadevi

Kalbadevi is an old neighbourhood in Mumbai , India. It is named after the Hindu Goddess of the same name. Postal code 400002. Kalbadevi area is one of the busiest areas during peak hours. The area has mostly traders in watches, bicycles, steel utensils, etc.Kalbadevi is within walking distance...

 Road.

The population in Marine Lines is extremely diverse.

Marine Lines (area)

Marine Lines [Eastern side] does not have a large residential population but has an enormous floating population consisting of office-goers, traders and shopkeepers. It is the most densely populated area in the world with 291,981 people per square mile.
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Marine Drive [Western side] facing the sea is part of the Queen's Necklace View, it also has one of the finest Art Deco Residential Buildings facing the sea.

Near the station there is a Muslim

Muslim

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 cemetery and a municipal crematorium namely Chandanwadi. Also adjoining the station is the famous Marine Drive flyover which is the only link to Marine Drive over the tracks from Princess Street beginning to end.

New Marine Lines is the area just south of the station near Churchgate

Churchgate

Churchgate is an area in downtown South Mumbai. During the eighteenth and up to the mid 19th century, Bombay was a walled city. The city walls had three gates, and Church Gate, named after St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai was one of the gates. The gate was situated near the present day location of...

. It is home to a number of offices including the UTI, R.O.C.(Registrar of Companies), Customs (Marine and Preventive Wing), Income Tax

Income tax

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 office and various other governmental agencies.

Schools and colleges

• St. Xavier's College, Bombay
  St. Xavier's College, Bombay
  St. Xavier's College in Mumbai , India is a Roman Catholic college in the Jesuit tradition. The college is named after Francis Xavier, the 16th century Spanish Jesuit saint. It has been awarded the highest rating A+ in the re-accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council in...
  
  
• Hindi Vidya Bhavan
• Beramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution