Andheri ( �n̪d̪ʱeɾiː is a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

situated in Western

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

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, India.

Government and politics

For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of the BMC, while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of BMC.

Economy

Andheri east and west are key areas in

, with several film studios and TV news channels. Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX. Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji.

Transportation

The

Andheri railway station Andheri (station code: A (Western)/AD (Harbour)/ADH (Indian Railways)) is a passenger rail station located in the Andheri suburb of Mumbai. It serves the Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway), Western line and Harbour line (Mumbai Suburban Rail ...

is among the busiest railway stations in the city. The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master

transport Transport (in British English) or transportation (in American English) is the intentional Motion, movement of humans, animals, and cargo, goods from one location to another. Mode of transport, Modes of transport include aviation, air, land tr ...

ation plan. Andheri-Flyover

Mumbai Metro

Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri ( Andheri metro station) connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering a distance of . 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. The line opened for service on 8 June 2014. Approximately 85 million passengers used the line in the first 11 months of service. Metro 2A intersects with Blue Line 1 at DN Nagar Metro and Metro 7 at WEH Metro station respectively in Andheri. Pink Line 6 will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via

Jogeshwari Jogeshwari (Pronunciation: ͡ʒoɡeːʃʋəɾiː is a suburb located in the western part of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is notable for its caves - 'Jogeshwari Caves', particularly one containing a shrine of the Hindu Hindus (; ; ...

of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024.

Areas

Andheri West is a vast area divided into many sub areas. Some of the major areas in Andheri West are as following: * Four Bungalows * Seven Bungalows * Lokhandwala * Versova * Oshiwara

References

Notes

*Shrivastava, Prabhat, and S. L. Dhingra. "Operational Integration Of Suburban Railway And Public Buses—Case Study Of Mumbai." ''Journal of Transportation Engineering'' 132.6 (2006): 518–522. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 May 2012. {{Authority control Suburbs of Mumbai Talukas in Mumbai Suburban district Talukas in Maharashtra Mumbai Suburban district Andheri