Goregaon ([ɡoːɾeɡaːʋ]) is a suburb of Mumbai city, in the Mumbai Suburban district of India. It has a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Line. An extension of the Harbour Line was completed in 2018 due to which it has regular trains to CSMT. This is in addition to existing trains to Churchgate on the Western Line. Owing to rapid urbanization (mainly due to construction of metro lines) and the growing population of metropolitan Mumbai, Goregaon, which was once a hilly forest region is now a crowded suburb of Mumbai.
Goregaon | |
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Suburb | |
 The Oberoi Mall and Commerz tower (Westin Hotel), Goregaon, Mumbai. | |
  Goregaon | |
| Coordinates: 19°09′18″N 72°51′00″E / 19.155°N 72.85°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Mumbai Suburban |
| City | Mumbai |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 400062, 400104 (West), 400063 (East), 400097 (Gokuldham) |
| Area code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-47 |
| Lok Sabha Constituency | Mumbai North West (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha Constituency | Goregaon (covers western part of the suburb) Dindoshi (covers eastern part of the suburb) |
Mumbai local trains originate and terminate at Goregaon. Platforms 1 and 2 operate slow trains towards Churchgate and CSMT whereas Platform 7 operates fast trains towards Churchgate.
Marathi is the most spoken language in Goregaon. East Indian communities, Panchkalshi or Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathare (SKP) and Koli's are the native people of this area.
Transport
editGoregaon Railway Station is the transport hub of Goregaon. The station currently has seven platforms, two of which are new harbor-line platforms, and was expanded as a part of the Harbour Line extension (under MUTP 2) from Andheri.[1] The expansion, involving two additional platforms and an elevated deck with passenger amenities (on the western side of the existing station) was completed in 2018.
A recently constructed skywalk connects one of the foot-over-bridges to S. V. Road near Citi Centre, a shopping complex near the M. G. Road junction. BEST has bus stations on both the Western and the Eastern sides of the railway station. Goregaon Bus Depot, however, is located away from the railway station, on Link Road. The link road has seen an increase in the traffic of late after the commencement of the Mumbai Metro construction work.
There is a new flyover at Ram Mandir road, connecting Goregaon West and Goregaon East.[2] In addition, Ram Mandir railway station is operational since December 2016.[3] The next important transport project for Goregaon will be the GMLR (Goregaon Mulund Link Road) which will be a 5km underground road consisting of two tunnels each having three lanes. This road will link Goregaon to Bhandup.[4]
The upcoming Metro line (Line 2) between Dahisar to Mankhurd will further improve the connectivity of this western suburb with the far-off eastern suburbs of the city. Currently, this section of the Metro Rail Project is under construction.
Nature and conservation
editGoregaon shares a coundary with the Sanjay Gandhi National Park from the south-western side and is home to the Conservation Education Centre (CEC), run by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).[5] The area is home to a diverse flora and fauna.
Recent development on the eastern side has led to a huge amount of deforestation. Leopard sightings and even the occasional attacks[6][7][8][9] are not very rare and not just in the hamlets inside the Aarey Milk Colony but also in large residential colonies like Nagari Nivara Parishad.
Education
editColleges
edit- Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
- Mumbai veterinary college, Goregaon campus
- Patkar-Varde College
- Lords Universal College (Topiwala Marg, Goregaon West)
- Vivek College of Commerce
- Sanskardham College of Science
Schools
edit- A. B. Goregaonkar English School
- Oberoi International School
- Stellar World School
- Yashodham High School
- Ryan International School, Goregaon
- St Thomas High School, Goregaon East
- St Thomas Academy, Goregaon West
- St John's Universal English High School Goregaon West
- Vibgyor High School
- Mount Mary High School
- Lakshadham High School
- Sanmitra Mandal Vidyamandir, Goregaon East
- M.T.S.Khalsa High School (Bangur Nagar, Goregaon West)
- Bangur Vidya Bhawan & Junior College
- GURUKUL VIDHYALAYA, GOREGAON EAST
- Adarsh International School (Goregaon West)
- Vivek Vidyalaya, (Goregaon West)
- Pragnya Bodhini High School,(Goregaon East)
- Gokuldham High School and Junior College[10]
In popular culture
edit- Fictional setting of 'Gokuldham society' in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah sitcom is purportedly located in Goregaon.
- Film City is located in Goregaon. It is predominantly used for shooting of Marathi and Hindi movies.
References
edit- ^ "Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority - Mumbai Urban Transport Project - ||".
- ^ "Mumbai: Flyover connecting Goregaon East and West to open today". mid-day. 30 April 2016.
- ^ "Ram Mandir station to finally open today - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Goregaon-Mulund Link Road plan first hurdle cleared - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "About CEC". Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Singh, Sunil (2 October 2013). "Girl killed, boy injured in leopard attack in Mumbai". NDTV. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "Mumbai: In third leopard attack in a month, seven-year-old boy killed". NDTV.com.
- ^ "Leopard kills 50-year-old woman in Goregaon - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "Nine-year-old killed in leopard attack - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com.
- ^ "GHS | Gokuldham High School & Junior College". ghs.edu.in. Retrieved 9 May 2024.