42-682: Badhwar Park is the residential complex of the Indian Central Railway and Western Railway officers. It is located at Wodehouse Road in Cuffe Parade . The colony is situated along the coastline. The complex has been aptly named after Shri Fateh Chand Badhwar , the first Indian chairman of the Indian Railway Board. Shri Omprakash Rai is the IOW of Badhwar Park. In the past, after its inception in 1925, all chairmen of
84-499: A business centre has only exacerbated the traffic problems, as unlike other commercial hubs, Bandra's BKC is located between Bandra and Kurla stations and requires approximately 10-15 minute vehicular commute from either of the stations. Nearly 300,000 office-goers alight daily at Bandra Railway Station and take a taxi or bus to BKC. This has made Bandra among the busiest stations in India, surpassing Andheri and Bombay Central , and
126-634: A full-fledged educational institution for day-scholars as well as boarders. Cardinal Gracias High School is a convent school located in Bandra East. St. Joseph's Convent High School for girls is run by the nuns of the congregation of the Daughters of the Cross in Bandra West. It was built in 1865 (Bandra was then known as Bandora) and boasts a chapel. The school has produced illustrious alumni over
168-606: A heritage structure of "Heritage II" status. The Portuguese also pronounced Bandra As Bandora. As traffic in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region worsened, especially in South Mumbai , there was increased demand to construct a business district outside of Mumbai, in the suburbs. In the mid-2000s, the city of Bandra started an audacious task to reclaim lands on the Mithi River in the eastern portion of
210-675: A newly built terminus called Bandra Terminus in Bandra (E) from where trains bound for northern and western India are scheduled regularly. The important trains include the Bandra- New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Bandra- Indore Express, Bandra- Patna Express, Bandra- Jaipur Express, Bandra- Jodhpur Express and the Bandra- Amritsar Express Public transport also includes BEST buses, auto rickshaws and taxis, which are abundant. Bandra
252-837: A reward for his military services. This was confirmed by the Royal Chancellery on 2 February 1550. As these villages were given for a period of "two lives", they reverted to the Portuguese Crown after the death of Isabel Botelha , Pessoa's widow. In 1568, the Jesuits who had applied for acquisition of these villages in anticipation of Isabel's death, obtained them from the Portuguese viceroy in Goa , they received royal confirmation from Lisbon , in 1570. In 1661, when Charles II of England married Catherine of Portugal,
294-643: A very dilapidated building situated in Old Khar. This school was founded in 1918. It was taken over by the Society of Divine Word (S.V.D). in 1952. It is counted among the best schools in Mumbai . St. Stanislaus High School was founded in 1863 by the Society of Jesus . It started as a Native Boy's orphanage. It became a high school in 1923 and was the first English medium school in the suburbs. Later, it grew to be
336-805: Is a coastal suburb located in Mumbai , the largest city of the Konkan division in Maharashtra , India . The area is located to the immediate north of the River Mithi , which separates Bandra from the Mumbai City district . It is the third-largest commercial hub in Maharashtra , after the Mumbai City and Pune , primarily aided by the Bandra Kurla Complex . Before the opening of Khar Road railway station on 1 July 1924, Bandra
378-624: Is first phase of this project is already under survey stage. The number of stations category-wise under these five railway divisions under the Central Railway Zones are as follows (as of 2008) : A-1 : 7, A : 20, B : 10, C : 80, D : 45, E : 221, F : 93, Total : 476 Some of the major trains operated by Central Railway zone are as follows: 18°58′30″N 72°49′33″E / 18.97500°N 72.82583°E / 18.97500; 72.82583 Bandra Bandra ( [bæːɳɖɾa] )
420-608: Is first phase of this project is already under survey stage. Central railway zone connects to other Zones of Indian railways as at: Bandra , Goregaon , Dadar , Vasai Road Constructed in 1907, the narrow-gauge Matheran Hill Railway connects Neral on the Mumbai - Chennai main line with the hill station of Matheran in the Western Ghats , east of Mumbai . Neral is linked to Mumbai 's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus by frequent suburban trains. Steam engines have now been replaced by diesel locomotives. The route
462-668: Is held during the eight days of the Octave of the Nativity of Our Lady, beginning 8 September, when people throng the church. The first school founded in Bandra after Bombay passed on to the English was St Andrew's Parish School, started by Fr. Francisco de Melo in 1780 to teach catechism to the children of the parish. This later became St. Andrew's High School . The school is located in Bandra West. St. Theresa's High School grew out of St. Andrew's Indian Christians' School, housed in
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#1732780586477504-546: Is located on Bhausaheb Hire Marg (Mount Pleasant Road), adjacent to the Maharashtra Chief minister's official residence 'Varsha' in Malabar Hill, Mumbai. One of the oldest and important railway project of central railway zone was Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project, which was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred to as 3rd ghat project. A survey was carried out in 1973, 2000, 2006, 2014 etc, and
546-426: Is noted for its sharp curves. The central railway covers a large part of the state of Maharashtra and small part of Southern Madhya Pradesh and North-Eastern Karnataka . It is organized into five divisions: Mumbai , Bhusawal , Nagpur , Solapur and Pune . The details of the network by division are as follows Malshej Kriti Samiti is following for Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section which
588-506: Is set in the 1950s with the first half of the book having most of the action in Pali Village , a predominantly East Indian populace at the time. Bandra is split by the local railway-line into West Bandra (Postal Code 400050) and East Bandra (Postal Code 400051). The part of Bandra located on the western side of the railway line developed into a fashionable suburb by the middle of the 20th century. Film director Mehboob Khan established
630-568: The Dholpur State Railway . The Central Railway zone formerly included large parts of Madhya Pradesh and part of southern Uttar Pradesh , which made it the largest railway zone in India in terms of area, track mileage and staff. These areas became the new West Central Railway zone in April 2003. The Central Railway General Manager's official residence (erstwhile GIPR agent's residence), 'Glenogle'-a Grade II-B heritage bungalow,
672-693: The Mehboob Studios here in 1954. Soon the area became a center for the Indian movie industry, Bollywood . A recording studio was set up in the 1970s. In the mid-to-late 1990s, the eastern part emerged as a commercial and administrative hub. It houses the Family Court, Bandra Kurla Commercial Complex , the office of the state housing development authority ( MHADA ) and the office of the District Collector . The residential quarters of
714-523: The Persian word for port, or "bandar." It is described by Duncan Forbes 's A Dictionary, Hindustani and English (1848) as "a city; an emporium; a port, harbor; a trading town to which numbers of foreign merchants resort". In Konkani , bandar is a loanword from Parsi (Persian) meaning harbour or port . The area along with much of the Konkan region , was ruled by the Silhara dynasty in
756-633: The Rizvi College of Arts , Science and Commerce (established in 1985); Rizvi High School (established in 1985); Rizvi College of Engineering (established in 1998); Rizvi College of Architecture; Rizvi College of Hotel Management & Catering Technology; Rizvi Law College ; Rizvi College of Education and the Rizvi College of Fashion Designing & Creative Arts All are managed by the Rizvi Education Society, and may have
798-617: The Seven Islands of Bombay were given away as part of the dowry of Catherine Braganza . However, Salsette island , on which Bandra laid, was not part of this treaty and remained with the Portuguese. The Portuguese Empire built additional chapels, oratories& churches in Bandra, one of the earliest being St Andrew's Church in 1575. Their Jesuit missionaries, who learned local languages and cultures , attracted many Indian converts to Western Christianity (Catholicism) among
840-503: The Treaty of Bassein with the English, surrendering sovereignty and again ceding Bandra, and it remained under British control until 14 August 1947. Arrival of Railways and development : On 12 April 1867, the first railway service was inaugurated, with one train per day between Virar and Bombay, as part of the then private rail company, BB&CI which was the earlier form of Western Railway . A grand railway station building for Bandra
882-557: The 12th century. Bandra was a tiny fishing village inhabited by Kolis ( fishermen ) and salt farmers . The area was part of Portuguese Bombay territory extending from Damaon to Chaul , before its acquisition by the English East India Company . In 1534, Diego da Silveira, a pirate from the Mediterranean , entered Bandra's creek and burned the fishing town he found there. With that, Bandra came under
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#1732780586477924-460: The Khar part of Bandra as weekend dwellings. Khar Danda was one of the original villages of the erstwhile larger Bandra. Back then, the local Bandra railway station was felt considerably far to alight from trains and hire 'tangas' (horse carriages) to get to their bungalows by these Bandra residents. Keeping these factors and Bandra's growing population in mind, a new railway station named 'Khar Road'
966-540: The Railway Board had been Britons. The complex has a club with sports facilities and library. The club has coaching facilities for sports and martial arts. Badhwar Park can be reached from Churchgate or Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) railway station by catching bus no 138 starting from CST (via Churchgate). During the British Raj in India, Colaba railway station was a terminus railway station; later it
1008-487: The St+art Mumbai festival in 2014. The mural was unveiled officially by Amitabh Bachchan and Piyush Pandey , but the building has been re-painted. It is reportedly Asia's largest mural. Many of the characters in the book Bloodline Bandra by Godfrey Joseph Pereira (2014), are East Indian, including the protagonist, journalist, David Cabral, who reside in a village (hamlet) called Pali in Bandra. The book itself
1050-647: The area. Father Gomes also established St Andrew's Church . Bandra officially became a possession of the Portuguese East Indies , when the Sultanate of Cambay ceded Bandra and adjacent areas via the Treaty of Bassein (1534) , which was signed aboard the brig named Sao Mateus (St Matthew) at Vasai (Bassein) harbour, aided by Governor-General Nuno da Cunha and Diego da Silveira . The Portuguese enfeoffed (gave) Bandra, Kurla , Mazgaon and four other villages in 1548 to António Pessoa ; as
1092-502: The city, near the Kurla border. The newly formed Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) has attracted several equity and technology firms, such as Blackstone, Google , and Amazon , who chose Bandra instead of Mumbai City for its location, lower-cost of land, and new development. As the last suburb before entering Mumbai City , Bandra has for a while been strained with traffic, particularly around the railway station and S.V. Road. The development of
1134-655: The distinction of operating the first passenger railway line in India , which opened from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853 (171 years ago) ( 1853-04-16 ) . The railway zone was formed on 5 November 1951 by grouping several government-owned railways, including the Great Indian Peninsula Railway , the Scindia State Railway of the former princely state of Gwalior , Nizam State Railway , Wardha Coal State Railway and
1176-608: The employees of the Maharashtra State Government are also located here. Most roads and places in Bandra were given English names during British rule . They have been renamed over time but many are still popularly known by their old names. Bandra railway station is connected with the Western Railway and the Harbour Line , which is an offshoot of the suburban Central Railway . It also has
1218-500: The location of landing of the 10 terrorists on the evening of 26 November 2008 , who went on to kill 188 persons in Mumbai. 18°55′03.3″N 72°49′32.1″E / 18.917583°N 72.825583°E / 18.917583; 72.825583 Central Railway (India) Central Railway (abbreviated CR ) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways . Its headquarters is in Mumbai at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus . It has
1260-588: The natives of the island. Their descendants continued their membership of the six Catholic parish churches — Mount Carmel , St. Peter's, St Andrew's, St Theresa's, St Anne's and St Francis d'Assisi; that lie within an area of four square kilometres. Bandra became part of English territory with the signing of the Treaty of Surat in 1775, but was retroceded to the Marathas in 1779 during the First Anglo-Maratha War . In 1802, Baji Rao II signed
1302-644: The organizations that conduct various programs to encourage the artists. The programs have support from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Bandra was also home to the 37X46 metre (120X150 foot) portrait of Dadasaheb Phalke on the MTNL building at Bandra Reclamation. It was created by Ranjit Dahiya (from the Bollywood Art Project) and other artists including Yantr , Munir Bukhari and Nilesh Kharade as part of
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1344-555: The project was in the Railways Board pink book in 2010, but unfortunately the project was not started. The alignment length of this project was 184 km, and it could have been the shortest route for Marathwada, Andhra and Telangana. The major challenge for this project is 18.96 km long tunnel in Malshej Ghat section. Malshej Kriti samiti is following for Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section which
1386-518: The rule of the Portuguese Goa . A period of Christianisation began in Bandra. Father Conceicao Rodrigues , a Catholic priest, was instrumental in increasing the Church's prominence in Bandra. In 1580, he baptised about 2,000 fishermen. By the time he died 11 years later, Father Gomes' "invincible strength of soul", as one historian describes it, had helped convert close to 6,000 people in
1428-723: The second-busiest station in Maharashtra's Western Railway after Churchgate railway station . In 1993, a group of terrorists attacked a hotel in Bandra in addition to other sites in the city. Bandra has a large collection of street art or graffiti. The paintings on walls are principally located in the vicinity of Chapel Road and Veronica Street, but prominent works are also visible near Bandstand and Mount Mary Church . They consist of various types of graffiti, including pieces, stencils, tags, etc. Globally renowned artists such as Gomez have created works on these walls. St+art Mumbai, Bollywood Art Project and Dharavi Art Room are some of
1470-500: The status of Muslim religious minority institution. St. Andrew's College of Arts, Science and Commerce is another famous college located in the heart of Bandra, just a few hundred metres away from St. Stanislaus High School. St. Andrews boasts of one of the best auditoriums in the city. IES's Management College an Research Centre is also located at Bandra Reclamation. It offers PGDM programs related to Management and Pharma. Bandra Lake , also called Bandra Talao or Motha Reservoir
1512-529: The years. R.D. National College was originally set up in 1922 in Hyderabad, Pakistan under the guidance of Annie Besant . In the run-up to the Partition of India , it was relocated to its present site in 1949 in Bandra. The Thadomal Shahani Engineering College was established in 1983 by the Hyderabad (Sind) National Collegiate Board . The Rizvi Education Complex , located off Carter Road , comprises
1554-631: Was a larger area and included the present day Khar neighbourhood. It was considered too large a suburb to be served by one railway station and railway station was established to give the northern part of Bandra closer access to the Western Railway line. This eventually led to Khar being considered a separate suburb. However, to this day, the two adjoined suburbs make up one homogeneous zone. A number of prominent residents of Bandra are celebrities or VIPs who are active in Bollywood , media, cricket and politics. The name "Bandra" possibly originates from
1596-477: Was constructed by a rich Konkani Muslim of Navapada (also spelt Naupada or Naopara), an adjoining village. The lake was later acquired by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai . It was officially renamed Swami Vivekanand Sarovar. Paddle boating facilities and pisciculture (fish farming) activities were operational in this lake during the 1990s but have since stopped. This lake is now
1638-402: Was converted into a residential complex for senior railway officers. At one point in time, Churchgate and Victoria Terminus (now CST) were not the southernmost endpoint for the Mumbai suburban railway lines, Colaba railway station was terminus of Western Railway line of Mumbai suburban railway. This station was demolished and rebuilt as Badhwar Park residential complex. Badhwar Park was
1680-473: Was inaugurated in 1869. The innovative aspects used in the design of this structure are visible to this day. On closer scrutiny, it is evident how railway tracks bunched together make up each of the iron pillars, that hold up the roof over the platforms. In 1873, with growing demands, the frequency of trains available was increased to 24 each day. In the early 1900s, the affluent Pathare Prabhu community lived in South Mumbai , and used their quaint bungalows in
1722-561: Was introduced adjoining Bandra Railway station on 1 July 1924. This development is the primary reason that the Khar part of Bandra started being referred to as a suburb by itself. As late as the 1930s, Bandra had only one bus service from Pali Naka , Hill Road to the Railway station. Other people just walked to the nearest railway station. After World War II , the building boom began with an aim to accommodate immigrants. As of 2018, 940 trains stop daily at Bandra railway station . Bandra
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1764-513: Was raised to the status of a municipality in 1876 and was then expanded. In 1950, following independence, it was merged into the Bombay Municipal Corporation to form the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay . Bandra consisted of many villages, among them Sherly, Malla, Rajan, Kantwady, Waroda, Ranwar, Boran, Khar Danda, Pali, and Chuim. These have almost been lost to urban development of the island. The Bandra Fair
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