Bori Bunder (also known as Bori Bandar) is an area along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India.
Bori Bunder | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 18°56′24″N 72°50′07″E / 18.9400°N 72.8353°E | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra |
District | South Mumbai |
Metro | Mumbai |
Languages | |
• Official | Marathi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 400001[1] |
Area code | 022 |
Vehicle registration | MH 01 |
Civic agency | BMC |
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Background
editThis place was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the local language, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' means port. It could also be a corruption of 'Bhandaar' meaning store.[citation needed]
Transport
editIn the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway built its railway terminus in this area and the station took its name as Bori Bunder.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Pin code : Bori Bunder, Mumbai". indiapincodes.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Rail museum in Lonavala mooted". Daily News and Analysis. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2011.[permanent dead link]