Naigaon
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Naigaon is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line. Naigaon is closely connected to Vasai. It mainly consists of marathi speaking Hindus and Christians. The language spoken by the christian community is different dialect of Marathi language. Most of the people belonging to Vartak family live here. It has many places where salt is produced. It is divided into east and west. In the east there is a famous temple of Chandika Devi (goddess named Chandika). In the west it consists of Umela village and Amol nagar. Transport is a via train on the western railway and by road via Vasai (Manikpur) through Ahmedabad Highway.
Naigaon is famous for Toddy (Palm Wine) tapped from the tree called Borassus flabellifer which is a type of Palm. There are shops which serve toddy which is pure & unadulterated. Occupation of people in village is mainly farming and most people working in offices travel to South Mumbai for work. Buying a farmhouse or Bunglow here is very beneficial if one wishes to enjoy the weekends. It is surrounded by greenery and one feels close to nature. Life in Naigaon is simple, calm & quiet. Ninad Purandare.
Naigaon | |||
Next station south: Bhayandar |
Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway | Next station north: Vasai Road |
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Stop Number:25 | KM from starting:47.70 |
These are the stations on Western line of Mumbai suburban railway |
Churchgate | Marine Lines | Charni Road | Grant Road | Mumbai Central | Mahalaxmi | Lower Parel | Elphinstone Road | Dadar | Matunga Road | Mahim Junction | Bandra | Khar Road | Santacruz | Vile Parle | Andheri | Jogeshwari | Goregaon | Malad | Kandivali | Borivali | Dahisar | Mira Road | Bhayandar | Naigaon | Vasai Road | Nala Sopara | Virar |