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Andheri
Suburb in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andheri ([ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
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History
The Prakritized form of the Sanskrit name "Andhaka-giri" is mentioned as a name of Andheri in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar.[1]
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.[2]
Economy
Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, where several film studios and TV news channels are located.[3]
Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX.[4]
Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji.[5]
Transportation
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Public transportation within Andheri is typically handled by BEST buses, metro and auto-rickshaws.
The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city.[6] The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan.[7]
Mumbai Metro
Blue Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri (Andheri metro station)[8][9] connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering a distance of 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi).[10] 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 were completed at the end of 2012.[11] The line opened for service on 8 June 2014.[12] Approximately 85 million passengers used the line in the first 11 months of service.[13]
Blue Line 1 provides intersected connectivity with:
- Central Railway at Ghatkopar leading to Ghatkopar railway station
- Aqua Line 3 at Marol Naka via the underground station
- Gundavali station of Red Line 7 at WEH Metro station
- Western and Harbour railway lines at Andheri
- Andheri West station of Yellow Line 2A[14][15] at DN Nagar Metro
Pink Line 6[16] will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via Jogeshwari of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024.
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Areas
Andheri West is a vast area divided into many sub areas.[17] Some of the major areas in Andheri West are as following:
- Four Bungalows
- Seven Bungalows
- Lokhandwala
- Versova
- Oshiwara
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