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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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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]
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 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.
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
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