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Andheri ([ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Andheri | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Andheri Location in Mumbai | |
| Coordinates: 19°07′08″N 72°50′49″E / 19.119°N 72.847°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Body | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST GMT+530 |
| PIN | 400069 (Andheri East), 400059 (J B Nagar, Marol), 400093 (MIDC), 400053 (Azad Nagar), 400058 (Andheri West), 400072 (Sakinaka, Saki Vihar), 400096 (Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone), 400099
(Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Sahar), 400049 (Juhu), 400061 (Versova) |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH 02 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mumbai North West |
Government and politics
editFor administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of the BMC, while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of BMC.[1]
Economy
editAndheri 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
editThe 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]
Mumbai Metro
editLine 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 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi).[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.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Mumbai Suburban" (PDF).
- ^ Nair, Ashwini (5 July 2012). "Will Andheri East still remain a media hub?". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Terms of Use". PVR INOX. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
PVR INOX LIMITED 7th Floor, Lotus Grandeur Building, Veera Desai Road, Opposite Gundecha Symphony, Andheri (west) Mumbai- 400053, Maharashtra
- ^ "Pastonji Ice Cream". Map of India. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Authorities finding it difficult to decongest Andheri station area". Daily News and Analysis.
- ^ Indian Economy - K. R. Gupta, J. R. Gupta - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ Mumbai Metro Archived 12 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Mumbaimetroone.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ A Mumbai Metro train every three minutes - Mumbai - DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Know Your Metro - Features". Reliance Mumbai Metro. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Metro ride in June '13? Work on crucial bridge completed". The Times of India. 26 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Maharashtra CM Prithivraj Chavan flags off Mumbai Metro". The Times of India. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Over 8 crore commuters travelled in Metro since June 2014". The Economic Times. PTI. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Metro Line - 2". mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Metro Line - 2B". mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "DETAILED PROJECT REPORT". mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
Notes
edit- 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.