mumbai meri jaan - Mumbai Stations- How much you know?

Mulund Station:

• Was named after a Merchant called MulchandJi Pai

• Was known as Muchchalind according to Pre Historic Records

• This was the original name from the beginning

• A Village call Mu-Landi

1. DADAR Station:

• Means Grand Father

• Means steps in Marathi

• Know for its famous flower market

• Famous for the first Railway Junction

1. KURLA Station:

• After a famous Fishing Village

• Named after a famous don Kulu Mama

• Named after a famous South Indina Village called Kurli

• A land of crabs

1. GHATKOPAR Station:

• Named after a famous Mountain in that area

• A name used to call the people ling on those ghats

• Western Ghats actually extended to what is present day Ghatkopar and this is why it was referred to as Ghat-kopra

• None of the above

1. VICTORIA TERMINUS

• Is christened after Queen Victoria

• Was named after Queen Victoria visited India

• Was gifted to Queen Victoria on her marriage

• A Family name of the Queen

1. CHINCHPOKLI Station

• Named as the area was famous for Tamarind market

• Since its close to Kapoli & Famous for Tamarind Trees

• The area was thus called by the Britishers

• Derived from a Marathi word called Chinch, which means Tamarind

VIKHROLI Station

• Famous for the a called Missal Pav

• One of the largest mangrove forests in Maharashtra

• Know as the queen of the Easter Suburbs

• Got its name from the famous East Indian Villager in the area

SION Station

• Was given by a Monk who christened it after the word ZION

• Christian by the Jesuits who settled on the Hill there

• Mean Lion – a Lot of strong people lived in the area

• Got its name from a Chapel on a hill, named after Mt Zion

BHANDUP Station

• A tribe called “Bandu” live there

• Named after a famous temple – Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Temple

• Famous for the manufacturing of Dup

• After a Goddess called Bhandu-pali

PAREL Station

• Named after a biscuit factory in the area

• After a saint Pareli Baba who lived there

• After a famous Rail factory in the area

• Gets its name from the famous Parali Mahadev Temple in the area