Andheri

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Government and politics

For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of BMC.[1]

Economy

Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels.[2]

Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX.[3]

Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji.[4]

Transportation

The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city.[5] The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan.[6]

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Andheri Flyover

Mumbai Metro

Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri (Andheri metro station)[7][8] connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering a distance of Script error: No such module "convert"..[9] It is fully elevated, and consists of 12 stations, nine of which are in Andheri. Work on the corridor began on 8 February 2008. A cable stay bridge over Western Express Highway and a Steel Bridge spanning the Western railway line was completed at the end of 2012.[10] The line opened for service on 8 June 2014.[11] Approximately 85 million passengers used the line in the first 11 months of service.[12]

Metro 2A[13][14] intersects with Blue Line 1 at DN Nagar Metro and Metro 7 at WEH Metro station respectively in Andheri.

Pink Line 6[15] will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via Jogeshwari of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024.

Areas

Andheri West is a vast area divided into many sub areas.[16] Some of the major areas in Andheri West are as following:

  • Four Bungalows
  • Seven Bungalows
  • Lokhandwala
  • Versova
  • Oshiwara

See also

References

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  6. ↑ Indian Economy - K. R. Gupta, J. R. Gupta - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  7. ↑ Mumbai Metro Template:Webarchive. Mumbaimetroone.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
  8. ↑ A Mumbai Metro train every three minutes - Mumbai - DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
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Notes

  • Shrivastava, Prabhat, and S. L. Dhingra. "Operational Integration Of Suburban Railway And Public Buses—Case Study Of Mumbai." Journal of Transportation Engineering 132.6 (2006): 518–522. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 May 2012.

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