Marine Lines
Near the station there is a Muslim cemetery and a municipal crematorium; Chandanwadi. Adjoining the station is the famous Marine Drive flyover; the only link to Marine Drive over the tracks from Princess Street beginning to end. Marine Drive/Marine lines is also known as the Queen's Necklace because the street lights resemble a string of pearls in a necklace when viewed at night from an elevation location anywhere along the drive. Signage makes UNESCO tag visible at Marine Drive
New Marine Lines is the area just south of the station near Churchgate. It is home to a number of offices including the UTI, R.O.C. (Registrar of Companies), Customs (Marine and Preventive Wing), Income Tax office and various other Governmental agencies.
Religious places
- Ambe Mata temple
- The Church of Our Lady of Seven Dolours
- Hanuman Temple at Picket Road
- Kalbadevi Temple
- Gol Masjid
Schools and colleges
- St. Xavier's College, Bombay
- Our Lady of Dolours High School
- HVB Academy
- Beramjee Jeejeebhoy Parsee Charitable Institution
- Elphinstone School
- St Sebastian Goan High School
- Barreto High School
- Wilson College
- Bhavan College
Literature and Popular Culture
" ... at Mrs Inverarity’s house in Marine Lines." From Rudyard Kipling's short story, Baa Baa Black Sheep, published 1888.
See also
List of city districts by population density
References
- ^ "Pin code : Marine Lines, Mumbai". pincode.org.in. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ 1893 map of Bombay
- ^ "Mumbai: Signage makes UNESCO tag visible at Marine Drive and Fort". times of india. Retrieved 6 March 2022.