Goregaon ( �oːɾeɡaːʋ is a suburb of Mumbai city, in the Mumbai Suburban district of India. It has a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Line. An extension of the Harbour Line was completed in 2018 because of which it has regular trains to CSMT on the Harbour line. This is in addition to existing trains to

Churchgate Churchgate (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃəɾt͡ʃɡeːʈ is an area in South Mumbai. During the eighteenth and up to the mid-19th century, Mumbai was a walled city. The city walls had three gates, and Churchgate, named after St. Thomas Cathe ...

on the Western Line. Owing to the rapid urbanization (mainly due to construction of metro lines) and growing population of metropolitan Mumbai, Goregaon, which was once merely a hilly forest region is now a crowded suburb of Mumbai. Mumbai Local Trains originate and terminate at

Goregaon Goregaon ( �oːɾeɡaːʋ is a suburb of Mumbai city, in the Mumbai Suburban district of India. It has a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Line. An extension of the Harbour Line was completed in 2018 because of w ...

. Platforms 1 and 2 operate slow trains towards

and CSMT whereas Platform 7 operates fast trains towards

only.

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is the most spoken language in this region. East Indian community, Panchkalshi or Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP) and Koli's are the native people of this area.

Transport

Goregaon Railway Station is the transport hub of Goregaon. The station currently has seven platforms, two of which are new harbor-line platforms, and was expanded as a part of the Harbour Line extension (under MUTP 2) from Andheri. The expansion, involving two additional platforms and an elevated deck with passenger amenities (on the western side of the existing station) has been completed in 2018. A recently constructed

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connects one of the foot-over-bridges to S. V. Road near Citi Centre, a shopping complex near the M. G. Road junction.

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has bus stations on both western as well as the eastern side of the railway station. Goregaon Depot, however, is located away from the railway station, on the Link Road. The link road has seen an increase in the traffic of late after the commencement of the Mumbai Metro construction work. There is a new flyover bridge at Ram Mandir road connecting Goregaon West and East. Also

Ram Mandir railway station Ram Mandir railway station (station code: RMAR) is a railway station on the Western and Harbour lines of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, serving the Oshiwara locality. The station is located in between Jogeshwari railway station and Goregaon rail ...

is operational since December 2016. The next important transport project for Goregaon will be the GMLR (Goregaon Mulund Link Road) which will be a 5km underground road consisting of two tunnels each having three lanes. This road will link Goregaon to

Bhandup Bhandup (Pronunciation: ʱaːɳɖup is a suburban locality in Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The name ''Bhandup'' is derived from ''Bhandupeshwar'', one of the names of the Hindu god Shiva. An old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, ...

. The upcoming Metro line (Line 2) between Dahisar to Mankhurd will further improve the connectivity of this western suburb with the far-off eastern suburbs of the city. Currently, this section of the Metro Rail Project is under construction.

Nature and conservation

Goregaon bounds Sanjay Gandhi National Park from the south-western side and is home to the

Conservation Education Centre The Conservation Education Centre (CEC) is the education and awareness wing of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). The Conservation Education Centre is located on the BNHS Nature Reserve in Goregaon, Mumbai, India. The CEC came into existenc ...

(CEC) run by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). The area is home to a diverse flora and fauna. High-rises visible from Aarey Milk Colony in November 2013

High-rises visible from Aarey Milk Colony in November 2013

Recent development on the eastern side has led to a huge amount of deforestation.

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sightings and even the occasional attacks are not very rare and not just in the hamlets inside the Aarey Milk Colony but also in large residential colonies like Nagari Nivara Parishad.

Education

Colleges

* Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research * Mumbai veterinary college, Goregaon campus *

Patkar-Varde College Patkar Varde College is an educational institution located in Goregaon (West), Mumbai, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most popul ...

Lords Universal College
(Topiwala Marg, Goregaon West) * Vivek College of Commerce * Sanskardham College of Science

Schools

A. B. Goregaonkar English School A is the first letter of the Latin and English alphabet. A may also refer to: Science and technology Quantities and units * ''a'', a measure for the attraction between particles in the Van der Waals equation * ''A'' value, a measure of ...

* Oberoi International School * Yashodham high school *

Ryan International School, Goregaon Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

* St Thomas High School, Goregaon East *

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St John's Universal English High School Goregaon West ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy ...

Vibgyor High School VIBGYOR Group of Schools is a chain of schools, the first of which was established in 2004 in Goregaon, Mumbai, India. Under the leadership of Rustom Kerawalla, Founder Chairman of the Institution, the VIBGYOR Group has opened 40 schools in fou ...

Mount Mary High School Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...

*Lakshadham High School * Sanmitra Mandal Vidyamandir, Goregaon East *M.T.S.Khalsa High School (Bangur Nagar, Goregaon West) *Bangur Vidya Bhawan & Junior College *GURUKUL VIDHYALAYA, GOREGAON EAST *Adarsh International School, (Goregaon West) *Vivek Vidyalaya, (Goregaon West) *Pragnya Bodhini High School,(Goregaon East) *Gokuldham High School and Junior Collegehttps://ghs.edu.in/

In popular culture

* Fictional setting of 'Gokuldham society' in

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' () is an Indian sitcom based on the weekly column "Duniya Ne Undha Chasma" by Taarak Mehta in '' Chitralekha'' magazine. It is produced by Asit Kumar Modi. It premiered on 28 July 2008 and airs on Sony SAB ...

sitcom is purportedly located in Goregaon. *Film City is located in Goregaon which is predominantly used for most of the Bollywood and Marathi movies.

References

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