Trombay

Trombay
Suburb
Trombay Location in Mumbai, India
Coordinates: 19°00′N72°54′E / 19.0°N 72.9°E / 19.0; 72.9
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
City	Mumbai
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (MCGM)
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)

Trombay is an eastern suburb of Mumbai (Bombay), India. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is located there.

History

Atomic Reactor Trombay on 1965 stamp of India.

In 1548, Trombay and Chembur were given to Dom Roque Tello de Menezes. ^[1] The area contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s. ^[2]

1893 map showing Trombay

In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway. ^[3]

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), originally called the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay, was established in Trombay in January 1954. ^[4]

See also

• Anushakti Nagar

References

1. Cunha, J. Gerson Da (1900). Origin Of Bombay. p. 96.
2. Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Thana - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Trombay.html - Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
3. Times of India - Chembur-Ghatkopar Plus - "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010. - Retrieved on 3 December 2010
4. "Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC ): About us". barc.gov.in. Retrieved 29 November 2024.