Southbound fast locals stop at Charni Road but skip the station during the evening peak hours (17:00 to 20:00).

The main significance of Charni Road station is that it is near the Girgaum Chowpatty beach and Marine Drive promenade, a major destination for tourists in Mumbai.

It is also important because of the diamond trading industry located here, mainly in the Panchratna and Prasad chambers building near the railway station.

Therefore, Sir Jamshetji Jeejeebhoy spent ₹20,000 from his own purse for purchasing some grasslands near the seafront at Thakurdwar and saw that the starving cattle grazed without a fee in that area.

[6] Today Charni road is well known for its old charm Chawls, wholesale markets of diamonds (Opera House), garments, Irani cafés traditional Maharashtrian culture (Girgaon) and also tall skyscrapers.