Mumbai Central Jail

The Mumbai Central Prison, also referred to as Arthur Road Jail, was built in 1926, and is 's largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city's prisoners.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Prison
  • Description: building in India
  • Also known as: “Arthur Road Jail” and “Mumbai Central Prison”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chinchpokli railway station and Mahalaxmi railway station.

Railway station
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Chinchpokli is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The station was opened on 9 December 1867. is situated 400 metres northeast of Mumbai Central Jail.

Railway station
Photo: Superfast1111, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mahalaxmi, also spelled Mahalakshmi, is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in , in Indian state of . is situated 630 metres southwest of Mumbai Central Jail.

Museum
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The is a dedicated to the history, art and culture, of , India. It is the oldest museum in the city. It is situated in the vicinity of the Byculla Zoo, in the suburb of East. is situated 1 km southeast of Mumbai Central Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Byculla and Mahalaxmi.

Suburb
Photo: Rudolph,Afurtado, Public domain.
is an area of .

Suburb
Photo: Aam422, Public domain.
is an upscale, affluent neighbourhood in the city of , India. It is known for Royal Western India Turf Club’s with horse races every year having visitors from around the world.

Neighborhood
is an area in . It is located between and Mumbai Central. This area is connected with the Central Railway as well as the Western Railway.

Mumbai Central Jail

Latitude
18.98516° or 18° 59′ 7″ north
Longitude
72.8295° or 72° 49′ 46″ east
Open location code
7JCJXRPH+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 40734542
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q4800141
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Tamil—“Mumbai Central Jail” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Mumbay mərkəzi həbsxanası”
  • Hindi: “ऑर्थर रोड जेल”
  • Panjabi: “ਆਰਥਰ ਰੋਡ ਜੇਲ੍ਹ”
  • Tamil: “மும்பை மத்திய சிறை”

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