King's Circle
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King's Circle is the former name of a circular park in Matunga, Mumbai. It is now known as Maheshwari Udyan. Like most other renamed places, locals still prefer calling it by its old name. However the railway station, on the harbour line, still retains its name. Located very close to King's Circle station is S.I.E.S High School which is one of Mumbai's oldest and premier schools. King's Circle is also central to various other places like Wadala or Vadala, Sion, Dadar and C.G.S. Colony (Antop Hill); and is a prime location for real estate and business due to which real estate costs are rather high. Most newcomers find it difficult to afford owning a house in King's Circle and those that are already owned belong to people living here since atleast a couple of generations.
| Kings Circle | |
| Railway | Central Railway - Harbour Line |
| Station number | 15 |
| Station north | Mahim |
| Station South | Vadala road |
| Fast stop: | Fast trains don't operate on Harbour line | Platforms | 2 |
Traffic congestion and water logging during monsoon are major problems facing the circle. The circle used to be a tram terminus, till trams were decomissioned.