Andheri

Andheri ([ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, 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 Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels.

Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX.

Transportation

The Andheri railway station 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 transportation plan.

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 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi). 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 & 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 of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024.

See also

• Mira Road
• List of schools and colleges in Andheri

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.