Vashi

Vashi
Business Districts of Mumbai

Vashi

Coordinates:

19.08N 73.01ECoordinates:
73.01E

19.08N

Country State District Population Total Languages Official Time zone PIN Vidhan Sabhaconstituency

India Maharashtra Thane

600,000

Marathi IST (UTC+5:30) 400 703 New Mumbai .Vashi

Vashi is an upmarket and the most developed residential as well as commercial node in Mumbai. It is a premier township in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first "nodes" developed by City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO). It is often called the King of Navi Mumbai.Today Vashi is fully developed and boasts of modern world class infrastructure. Vashi is divided into many sectors of which Sector-1 to sector8 is known for its fully residential buildings.Sector-17 is known for its shopping areas.Sector-30 is the new node which has got many malls and Information technology buildings and the vashi Station.The Malls(listed according to their opening times) in Vashi are Center one,Palm Beach Galleria,City Center,Raghuleela Arcade,Inorbit mall,Satra Plaza and Fantasia mall.Vashi has many schools like Father Agnel School,St.Marys School,Sacred heart school,St.Lawrence School,Sainath School,Navi Mumbai School ,Vashi English High School,etc.Vashi also has a world class Exhibition center in Sector-30.Vashi has got many High class Hotels like the Tunga Regancy, Four Points by Sheraton, Fortune Select Exotica Hotel, Royal Orchid Central Grazia,the abbot hotel,and Days Inn.It has got The APMC market,one of the largest markets in India.Vashi is known for its cleanliness compared to other ares of mumbai. Vashi has got two main villages in it.they are the juhu gaon and the vashi gaon.The big hospitals in Vashi are the NMMC hospital, The Fortis,Mahatma Gandhi Mission(MGM).Vashi is also Environmental friendly as the NMMC has planted Trees on both sides of the roads on majority of its places and also every node has its own parks and playground,which has benefited both the young and the old
Contents

1 Climate 2 Economy 3 Transportation 4 Other business districts of Mumbai 5 References 6 External links

Climate[edit source | editbeta]

Being in close proximity to the sea, Vashi is mostly humid and hot in summer and mildly pleasant during the winter months of November, December, and January. Western Ghats run in parallel along the east of the town, resulting in relative heavier shower than Mumbai.

Economy[edit source | editbeta]

Vashi is one of the oldest and most populated nodes in Navi Mumbai. Many companies from Mumbai and other parts of India have set up shop there. Sector-17, in turn, is the commercial heart of Vashi, hosting a dense concentration of small business, offices, clinics, banks, retail outlets, restaurants and franchise operations.

Sectors 9 and 10 are also heavy with commercial activity, especially retail. A large APMC market, the biggest in Asia for wholesale agricultural produce, is located in Sector-19 and part of Sector-18. Commercial Hang outs : 1. Inorbit Mall

Transportation[edit source | editbeta]

Road Bridges, old and new, to Vashi across Thane creek

Vashi is very conveniently located on the Sion-Panvel Highway. It is the first node of Navi Mumbai from the Mumbai direction.It is well connected by rail and road. It used to be connected by hovercraft services before, but was stopped due to losses. It takes about 55 minutes to travel by train to the main city, and about one and a half hour by car. The railway line used is known as Harbour line. Travel time in car is expected to reduce to just an 30 minute drive by road once the Eastern Freeway will be opened on 2013. The Sion-Panvel Highway and the Palm Beach Road intersection is at Vashi Sector-17. Auto rickshaws, taxis, buses and radio cabs are available easily. Auto rickshaws in this part of the city charge according to the meter unlike other parts of the city. There are currently two main bus stand in Vashi, one at railway station and the other at Shivaji Chowk. Another bus stand is expected to be made at Sector-12. Vashi's population has increased drastically over the last decade and this has resulted in heavy traffic during the peak hours on the Vashi-Kopar Khairane. However the traffic in Palm Beach Road is not affected by jams. Plans to connect Vashi to Mumbai and rest of Navi mumbai through Metro has been planned and will be executed in the future. BEST buses are available from Vashi to Chembur, Sion, Dadar, Worli, Byculla, Bandra, Mulund, Bhandup, Ghatkopar, Santacruz, Andheri, Powai, Dindoshi & Borivali. BEST AC Kinglong and NMMT AC Volvo buses are available from Vashi to Dadar, Worli, Bandra & Borivali. Vashi has sparse bus routes within its residential area, but has good railway connections with CST and Panvel.

NMMT Routes in Vashi

NMMT AC 105 CBD Belapur Bus Stn to Bandra Rly Stn (W)

NMMT AC 111 Panvel Rly Stn to Dadar

NMMT AC 123 Kharghar (Jalvayu Vihar) to Borivali Rly Stn (E)

BEST Routes in Vashi

BEST 501

Kurla Rly Stn (E) to Airoli Bus Stn

BEST 502

Wadala Depot to Nerul Sec 46/48

BEST 503

Rani Laxmibai Chowk (Sion) to Kalamboli Bus Stn

BEST 504

Wadala Depot to Jalvayu Vihar (Kharghar)

BEST 505

Bandra Depot to CBD Belapur Bus Stn

BEST 506

Jijamata Udyan to Nerul Rly Stn

BEST 507

Santacruz Rly Stn (E) to Nerul Bus Stn

BEST 510

Barve Nagar (Ghatkopar) to Mahape

BEST 511

Mulund (W) Check Naka Bus Stn to Nerul Bus Stn

BEST 512

Mulund (W) Check Naka Bus Stn to Nerul Bus Stn

BEST 513

Gawanpada Fire Brigade Mulund (E) to Vashi Rly Stn

BEST 517

Santacruz Rly Stn (E) to APMC Vashi Sec 19

BEST 518

Shivaji Nagar Depot to Ghansoli Gharonda

BEST 519

Deonar Depot to Ghansoli Gharonda

BEST 520

Deonar Depot to Airoli Bus Stn

BEST 521

Vasantrao Naik Chowk (Tardeo) to Ghansoli Gharonda

BEST 522

Marol Depot to Vashi Rly Stn

BEST 524

Borivali Rly Stn (E) to APMC Vashi Sec 19

BEST 525

Dindoshi Depot to APMC Vashi Sec 19

BEST 533

Andheri Rly Stn (W) to APMC Vashi Sec 19

BEST C-52 EXP Wadala Depot to Kalamboli Bus Stn

BEST C-53 EXP Ghatkopar Depot to Kalamboli Bus Stn

BEST AS 503

Wadala Depot to Kalamboli Bus Stn

BEST AS 505

Bandra Depot to Vashi Bus Stn

BEST AS 524

Borivali Rly Stn (E) to APMC Vashi Sec 19

BEST AS 592

Vasantrao Naik Chowk (Tardeo) to L & T Infotech (Mahape)