Vikhroli (Marathi pronunciation:
‹ikʰɾoÉiË is a
suburb of
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
located on the northeastern side of the city. The suburb has a railway station by the name Vikhroli on the
Central Railway line.
It is also home to one of the largest
mangrove
A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Mangroves are taxonomically diverse, as a result of convergent evolution in severa ...
forests in
Maharashtra, India.
See also
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Vikhroli railway station
Vikhroli is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
History
In 1942, The Godrej family brought plots in Vikhroli. Sir Phirojsha Godrej brought entire village in order to set up industrial township.
The ...
References
{{Mumbai metropolitan area
Suburbs of Mumbai