Virar

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Virar is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line.

Virar is the name of a suburb in Northern Mumbai, and also of an eponymous suburban railway station. Virar is the last station on the Western Suburban local train route of Mumbai. It is around one and a half hours away by train from Churchgate the first station on the Western Railway Line.

An outpost of Mumbai, Virar (named for Indian philosopher Jeevan Virar,) was connected with the mainland with electric train way back in 1925. Over a period of time Virar has become a cosmopolitan suburb with approx 70% population being Marathi speaking and the balance mix of other communities. The suburb is fully developed with all the banking facilities and residential infra-structure to accommodate the growing population. 70% of the population is below 30 years and basically the result of migration from Mumbai mainland to this part of the greater city due to ever increasing cost of land.

The growth of Virar is yet to be seen in full when the quadrupling of the railway line between Borivali and Virar takes place by 2006. Virar is endowed with an excellent beach with is around 6kms away - Arnala. Many worshippers offer their prayers to their beloved deity “Jivdani Mata”, an avatar of Devi Adi Shakti by visiting the Jivdani temple, situated atop a hill (having around 1375 steps). This hill also offers a very picturesque view of Virar and its vicinity. There are various farmhouses, shacks and picnic hotels on the beach to make day stay comfortable.

[edit] Schools

• Shastri Vidyalaya High School, Virar (E)
• Kashidas Ghelabhai Highschool,Agashi, Virar(W).
• National English High School, Virar (W).
• John XXIII High School, Agashi, Virar(W).
• Annasaheb Vartak Vidyamandir High School, Virar(E).
• M.G.M Academy's High School, Virar (W).
• St. Xaviers High School, Virar (W).
• Dr. N.P. Shah English Medium School, Agashi, Virar(W).
• Littel Fairy Montesery, Virar(E)

Virar
Next station south: Nala Sopara	Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway		Next station north: [[]]
	Stop Number:28	KM from starting:59.98

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