Shimpoli is a Village in the north
Mumbai
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, located in the western suburb of
Borivali,shimpoli also known as "Shimpavali". It is a 15-minute walk from
Borivali railway station.
Shimpoli has a
MTNL
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telephone exchange which mostly controls telecom in Borivali (West). The "Shyamaprasad Mookherjee Flyover" is situated very near to Shimpoli road thus Borivali (East) is at a walkable distance. The Shimpoli road stretches from the S.V. Road to the Chickoowadi, which is a highly affluent residential locality. A number of restaurants and fast food corners have come up in Shimpoli road as well.
Shimpoli started out as a small village community which has now receded to a corner of the locality to accommodate the highrise apartment blocks.
it is connected to
Line_2_(Mumbai_Metro) by the Shimpoli metro station.
References
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Neighbourhoods in Mumbai
Borivali