Oshiwara

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Oshiwara
Suburb
Country India
State Maharashtra
District Mumbai Suburban
City Mumbai
Government
  Type Municipal Corporation
  Body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
  Official Marathi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
400102
Area code 022
Civic agency BMC

Oshiwara is a neighbourhood in northern Mumbai, India near Lokhandwala Complex. Its name was derived from the Oshiwara River. Located between the western sides of Goregaon and Jogeshwari, it has many industrial estates. A railway station was built at Oshiwara, called Ram Mandir, for the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway, providing service to the extended Andheri and Lokhandwala areas of the western suburbs. [1] Oshiwara is also known for its antique and second-hand furniture market, [2] as well as its food corners.

Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport operates a bus depot at Oshiwara. [3]

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References

  1. "Oshiwara station's pace picked up". DNA (newspaper). 16 May 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "Antique furniture galore at Oshiwara". Mumbai Mirror . 26 October 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  3. Shah, Gouri (20 October 2005). "Green gas will flow where red buses stop". Daily News and Analysis . Mumbai. Retrieved 2 March 2015.