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Borivali
Borivali (Pronunciation: oːɾiʋəliː is a suburb and is located at the north-western end of Mumbai and has a large Gujarati population followed by others. Traditionally the tribals and East Indians lived in Borivali. The attractions include Sanjay Gandhi national park, fish park, Kanheri caves, Mandapeshwar caves, etc. Borivali railway station is an originating & terminating Railway Station for Mumbai Local Trains towards Churchgate in the South & Virar in the North. Also some Express Trains halt at this Rail Station which provides ease for people travelling far off destinations. History Borivali has developed from what was once a congregate region of smaller towns namely; Eksar, Poisar, Vazira, Shimpoli, Mandpeshwar, Dattapada, Kanheri, Tulsi, Magathane and Gorai, which were situated on and around Mount Poinsur, between the Dahisar River and Poisar River. It is believed that the name "Borivali" comes from the existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit calle ...
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Borivali Railway Station
Borivali (station code: BO (suburban)/BVI ( mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburb of Borivali. The Borivali Railway Station is a terminus for all slow, semi-fast and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail and express trains on Western Railway before leaving Mumbai. As of Oct 2022, the plans to extend the Harbour Line The Harbour line is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Central Railway. It was named so because it catered to the eastern neighbourhoods along the city's natural harbour. Its termini are Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Termin ... to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam, with the survey for land acquisition being completed. Borivali is used by almost 2.87 lakhs (287,000) passengers every day and is the busiest station on the western suburban line of Mumbai. The n ...
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, also known as SGNP, is an protected area in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with its headquarters situated at Borivali. The 2400-year-old Kanheri caves, sculpted by monks out of the rocky basaltic cliffs, lie within the park. The rich flora and fauna of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park attract more than 2 million visitors every year. History The area of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park has a long written history dating back to the 4th Century BCE. In Ancient India, Sopara and Kalyan were two ports in its vicinity that traded with ancient civilisations such as Greece and Mesopotamia. The land route between these two ports was partially passing through this forest. The Kanheri caves, located centrally in the park, were important Buddhist learning centres and pilgrimage sites sculpted by Buddhist monks (using primitive sculpting tools) between the 9th and the 1st centuries BCE. They were chiselled out of a massive basaltic rock o ...
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Borivali (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Borivali Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituencies in Maharashtra state in western India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 268 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Bombay state. Overview Borivali constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district. Borivali is part of the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Dahisar, Magathane Kandivali East, Charkop and Malad West in the Mumbai Suburban district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results Assembly elections 1995 Assembly elections 1999 Assembly elections 2004 Assembly elections 2009 Assembly elections 2014 Assembly elections 2019 See also * Borivali * List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also ...
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Mumbai Suburban Railway
The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines serving outlying suburbs to serve the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Spread over , the suburban railway operates 2,342 train services and carries more than 7.5 million commuters daily. The daily commuters constitute around 40% of the daily commuters of Indian Railways. By annual ridership (2.64 billion), the Mumbai Suburban Railway is one of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world and arguably the worst rated by riders anywhere in the world. It has killed estimated 50,000+ passengers in the last two decades without any significant upgrade in safety rules, infrastructure or future lookout. Trains run from 04:00 until 01:00, and some trains also run up to 02:30 or 03:00. It is the first suburban rail network in India. History The Mumbai S ...
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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'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the List of cities in India by population, second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the List of largest cities, eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the list of cities in India by population, most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million ...
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Shimpoli
Shimpoli Road is a locality in north Mumbai, located in the western suburb of Borivali. It is a 15-minute walk from Borivali railway station Borivali (station code: BO (suburban)/BVI ( mainline)) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network and an outbound station. It serves the suburb of Borivali. The Borivali Railway Station is a terminus for .... Shimpoli road has a MTNL telephone exchange which mostly controls telecom in Borivali (West). The "Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Flyover" is situated very near to Shimpoli road thus Borivali (East) is at a walkable distance. The Shimpoli road stretches from the S.V. Road to the Chickoowadi, which is a highly affluent residential locality. A number of restaurants and fast food corners have come up in Shimpoli road as well. Shimpoli started out as a small village community which has now receded to a corner of the locality to accommodate the highrise apartment blocks. References {{coord missing ...
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Mumbai North (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency (formerly, Bombay City North Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 48 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Assembly segments Before delimitation, Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency comprises of Dahisar, Magathane, Borivali, Kandivali, Malad and Goregaon Vidhan Sabha constituencies. At present, after the implementation of the Presidential notification on delimitation on 19 February 2008, this constituency comprises six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments. These segments are: Members of Parliament Election results 1952 Lok Sabha Mumbai North elected two members for 1952 Lok Sabha. *     First Member * Vithal Balkrishna Gandhi (INC) : 149,138 votes * Ashok Ranjitram Mehta (Socialist, later Swatantra Party) : 139,741 *     Second Member * Narayan Sadoba Kajrolkar (INC) : 138,137 votes * Ambedkar Bhimrao Ramji (SCF) : 123,576 1957 Lok Sa ...
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Magathane (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Magathane Vidhan Sabha Constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India. Overview Magathane constituency is one of the 26 Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in the Mumbai Suburban district. Magathane is part of the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency along with five other Vidhan Sabha segments, namely Dahisar, Borivali, Kandivali East, Charkop, and Malad West in the Mumbai Suburban district. Members of Legislative Assembly Election results 2019 result 2014 result 2009 See also * Magathane * List of constituencies of Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Magathane (Vidhan Sabha Constituency ...
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Poisar
Kandivali (Pronunciation: aːn̪d̪iʋəliː formerly Khandolee is a neighbourhood in the north of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and has a large Marathi and Koli population followed by Gujarati population living in small areas. The area also has huge amount of labour North Indian population coming from UP and Bihar region. British records highlight a fact which is different from what is suggested in the rest of the article. The area names that ends with "vali" were the actual valleys to the small hills surrounding the area, and that's how we have Kandolee Valley to Kandivali. History In the 16th century, Kandivali consisted of a number of villages including Kandivali s also known as KandolBunderPakhadi koliwada, and Charkop. The other old settlements in Kandivali were villages occupied by the local community, East Indian Community, Bhandaris and Kolis - who are recognized as the original native inhabitants of Mumbai, these communities are still living in Kandivali. Artifacts ...
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Mumbai Suburban District
Mumbai Suburban district ( Marathi: ''Mumbai Upanagar Jilhā'') is the second most populous district of Maharashtra in the Konkan Division. With its administrative headquarters in Bandra, the district consists of three subdivisions or tehsils (townships): Kurla, Andheri, and Borivali. The district along with Mumbai City district and other suburban localities make up ''Greater Mumbai''. The district occupies an area of 446 km2. This is the second smallest district of Maharashtra, and the jurisdiction of Mumbai Suburban district extends from Bandra to Dahisar, from Kurla to Mulund, and from Kurla up to Trombay creek. The district is one of the largest in the country by population. The current population is 9,356,962, according to the 2011 census of India, making it the fifth most populous district in India (out of 672). The Mithi River is the main river in the district. Officer Members of Parliament * Gopal Shetty ( BJP) * Gajanan Kirtikar ( SS(UBT)) *Manoj Kotak ( B ...
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Virar Railway Station
Virar (Marathi pronunciation: �iɾaːɾ station code: VR) is a railway station on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Virar is a terminus station. It is around one and a half hours away by train from . Virar is a very crowded area, among other adjacent stations like Vasai Road because it is a major tourist spot. It used to be the only railway station to have services to other stations in Palghar District(in which the city of Virar itself is located), Saphale, Palghar, Dahanu and distant southern cities of Gujarat like Vapi, Surat etc. Since 2013 however, the Western Railway zone Suburban network has been extended up to Dahanu. Virar, a satellite city of Mumbai, was connected with the Salsette Island by electric train since 1925. Station layout All station design by Rupesh Kumar of ICT 5 of the 8 platforms at Virar are laid out side by side. Platform 3T & 4T are constructed a few meters north of platform 2 & handle the local trains travelling between ...
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Churchgate Railway Station
Churchgate (station code: CCG) is the southern terminus on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located in Churchgate in South Mumbai, Maharashtra. History Early history The Fort area built by the British had three main gates. One of these gates led straight to Saint Thomas Cathedral Church, hence it was named "Church Gate". This gate was demolished in 1860. Later the Churchgate railway station was built in 1870 in close proximity to the position of the demolished gate. Churchgate station is a terminus of Western Railway line of Mumbai suburban railway. It is the southernmost station of the city, though up to the 1931, Colaba was the southernmost station, however the rail line was removed beyond Churchgate, making Churchgate the southernmost station.Page 12Page 6 The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (present Western Railway) was inaugurated in 1855 with the construction of rail line (BG) between Ankleshwar and Uttaran (a distance of 29 miles). In ...
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