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Worksheetsmumbai meri jaan - Mumbai Stations- How much you know?
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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
Masjid
Got its name after the 222-year-old Gate of Mercy Synagogue, built by Samaji Hasaji Divekar
Because of the Mosque in the whole area
The Muslims names this place after their Mosque
A famous place for the Muslims
SANDHURST ROAD Station
Named after Lord Sandhurst – to honor him for his success in the war against the Muslims
Named after Lord Springfield Sandhurst, the Architect of Bombay
The Sandhurst Famly ownd own the original island – Sandhus
Named after Lord Sandhurst, the governer of Bombay
BYCULLA Station
Meaning Low Lying area
A word in Marathi which means – “Wife has come”
Meaning Brother come
A famous place for Bicycles
MATUNGA Station
Derived its name from the famous horse stable in the area
Famous for Tungas – Horse carts in the British era
The famous Hindu god TUNGA who's image is of a lady with a cut head in her hand and blood on her tounge
Meaning Elephant in Sanskrit
CURREY ROAD Station
Named for Charles Currey, an agent for Indian Railways
Named to honor Samuel Curry for his outstanding dedication to the Queen
The roads were as smooth as the curry
People use to make good curry in the area
KANJUR MARG Station
Lord Canjoor was the governer of the area
Caw-Joor was a name of the Governor’s Wife
Named in honour Lord Canjoor
Named after a revenue-earning village called Cawnjoor
CHURCHGATE station
The station was right in front of a Church
christened after St. Thomas Cathedral gate -‘Church Gate’
The present location of the station was built on the gate of a church
The station is built on the ruins of an old church
BANDRA Station
The famous Portuguese Band lived in that area
Bandar – a thriving railway Port
Railway junction for the British
Vandre as known in Marathi means a port
CHARNI ROAD Station
A resting place for cattle and workers
A grazing place for cattle – ‘charna’
A hub for cattle food
Named after Sir Lord Charin the then governor of Bombay
Cotton Green Station
The Hub for Cotton export to the West
Names after Mrs Green who owned the land
India’s first cotton factory was started in this pace
A historic site, as this is where India’s first cotton exchange is believed to have begun
KANDIVLI Station
Kandivli comes from Khaandoli, where khaan means a mine in Marathi
The best onions were grown in this place
The name came for the cluster of villages in the area
The famous white onions Market – Kanda-Vali was in this place
MALAD Station
Was named so because of the Stones mines in the area
Was famous for the lime stone market in the area
Named because a Mothers use to pamper her son
Named after Lord Maylaid who lived in this area
VIDYAVIHAR Station
Paramjeet Somaiya, was the local land lord of the area
Because the people that lived in the area were highly qualified
Named after the famous Somaiya family who built one of the biggest educational institutes in the city here
Famous for the number of colleges and schools in the area
VILE PARLE Station
Gets its name from the famous Biscuit factory , Parle G
Gets its name from two important deities, namely Vileshwar and Parleshwar
Vilesh Parleshwar was the Landlord of the area
Gets it name from two famous personalities Vile Maharaj & Smapth Parle
GOREGAON Station
Had plenty of horse stables which had only white horses
Because plenty of whites settled in the area
Named after the famous Mrinal Gore family, Gore’s ‘gaon’ means village
The place had plenty of Milk Farms – Whiteness – Fair – Gore in Marathi
DAHISAR Station
Famous for Dhai which came for these villages
It means your head is covered with curds
Got its name for the cow sheds in the area
Comes from a local dialect of Marathi, which means 10 hamlets
NALASOPARA Station
Named after the famous SOPARA family, that socially transformed the lives of the people in the area
The oldest port town in India, also known as “Brave City”
Named after a NALA – which connected the town of Sopara
Named after the once famous Betelnut plantation
VIRAR Station
The Famous river VIRAR, which was also used as a Port flowed through area
Named after Dr Ek Vira, was saved many lived during the plague
Got its name from holy temple of Eka-vira Devi which was broken down by the Portuguese
Virar – rest, a railway terminus during British era
WADALA ROAD Station
Most likely got its name from the famous banyan tree forest in the area
According to fork tales, it got its name from the Vedas
Got its name from the famous Truck Terminus there
Famous for its Vada Pav
REAY ROAD station
It was a famous road connection the cotton market and the port
named after the Governor of Mumbai Paul Ray 1910
Name after Mr John Reay
Was named after a British officer
BHAYANDAR Station
Famous for the East Indian villages in the area
Named after the Sand port – Bhaind-dara
Also know as “Brothers inside Reply with your correct answers”
Also known as “behind the Port”
ULHASNAGAR Station
The people here are always happy
The Electronic capital of Mumbai
The USA of India
Also know as “Happywala Town”
THANE Station
From the Sanskrit word “stana”, meaning place
Famous Town in the central Suburbs
which means a rest house for the Portuguese
Got its name for the famous Jail THANA, built by the Britishers
GURU TEGH BAHADUR NAGAR Station
Named after the famous hockey player who went on to become a saint
Named after a Sikh Political leader of the area
Name given to honours the ninth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Names after the famous sikh guru Tege Bahadur
KHARGHAR Station
Means house built on Salt pans, also the Educational Capital of Navi Mumbai
The Municipal Cooperation of Navi Mumbai is situated in Kharghar
Also Knows as the city of SALT
Got its name for the salt pans around - KARA
PANVEL Station
Knows as Panwell by the British
Known as the gateway to Konkan
Got its name from the famous PAN market
First called as Panelim by the Marathas
VASHI Station
Its mean LION
The queen of Navi Mumbai
Its means Strong willed, and independent person
Got its name from the famous town designer Harpit Vashi
BORIVALI Station
Got its name form the famous Bori caves in the ares
comes from the existence of a lot of bushes of a sweet fruit called "borr (Marathi) meaning "berries" in English
The Family Bor Glass factory was in this area
It means Sweet Fruit
ANDHERI Station
because a lot of black people lived here
got its name for the dairy milk factory in the area
the name is derived from Udayanagari, the name of a hill near the Mahakali caves .
Means Darkness
BOMBAY CENTRAL Station
All outs stations trains started and terminated there so it was named central
Cause the place was the Center of Mumbai
The Center for all activities during the British rule
named Bombay Central (local) after the construction of the long distance Bombay Central Terminus (BCT)
