Bori Bunder

Bori Bunder
Neighbourhood
Bori Bunder
Coordinates: 18°56′24″N72°50′07″E / 18.9400°N 72.8353°E / 18.9400; 72.8353
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

Bori Bunder (also known as Bori Bandar) is an area along the eastern shore line of Mumbai, India.

India's first commercial passenger train service commenced between the Bori Bunder railway station and Tannah on 16 April 1853.

Background

This 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

In 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

• Bori Bunder railway station
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

References

1. "Pin code : Bori Bunder, Mumbai". indiapincodes.net. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
2. "Rail museum in Lonavala mooted". Daily News and Analysis . 27 September 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}