Ghatkopar
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Ghatkopar is a suburb in eastern Mumbai. The area is served by the railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, and the metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro.
Ghatkopar | |
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Suburb | |
 R City Mall, Ghatkopar | |
  Ghatkopar | |
| Coordinates: 19°05′N 72°55′E / 19.08°N 72.91°ECoordinates: 19°05′N 72°55′E / 19.08°N 72.91°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| Metro | Mumbai Metropolitan Region |
| City | Mumbai |
| Suburbs | Eastern Suburbs |
| Ward | Ward N |
| Government | |
| • M.L.A | Ram Kadam BJP (Ghatkopar West) (since 2014) |
| • M.L.A | Prakash Mehta BJP (Ghatkopar East) (since 2014) |
| • M.P. | Manoj Kotak BJP (since 2019) |
| Population (2017 est.)[1] | |
| • Total | 620,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | MH-03 |
Mumbai Metro ProjectEdit
The Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro corridor of the Mumbai Metro project is an 11.07 km long double line corridor on an elevated viaduct. The route uses Standard Gauge air-conditioned trains with 12 elevated stations.[2] It has a carrying capacity of 60,000 persons per hour and the commuting time on the entire stretch is 21 minutes. The commute time between Versova and Ghatkopar was reduced by 70 minutes by this line. Metro started running successfully from July 2014.[3]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ http://www.indiaonlinepages.com/population/mumbai-population.html
- ^ "Metro first line hinges on Andheri bridge". Times of India, 11 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Mumbai's first metro may chug in 2013". DNA India, 6 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-08.