Kalwa
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[edit] Kalwa, Thane
Kalwa is a small town on the outskirts of the city of Mumbai. It is located in northern Thane and is the suburb of the Thane city.Kalwa comes under the Thane Municipal Corporation.The Kalwa bridge links Kalwa & Thane. Kalwa is home to many schools, colleges & the famous Chattrapati Shivaji Hospital & Rajiv Gandhi Medical college.
Kalwa has also been an important industrial hub in the state of Maharashtra. The massive industrialization around the Belapur road, passing through Kalwa has supposedly turned it into one of the biggest industrial & manufacturing hubs in India. The important old Mumbai-Pune highway passes through Kalwa. The leading industrial product exported from this town are fuel filters for Ford Motor Corporation.
[edit] Pin Code
400605
[edit] Location
31 km North East of Mumbai on the western coast of India. Also close to Navi Mumbai Airoli node via the Thane-Belapur road TB road for short.Kalwa is situated between Parsik hills on East and Thane Creek on West side.
[edit] Prominent residential areas
BHUSARALI, KUMBHARALI, TAKOLI MOHALLA, PARSIK NAGAR, PREMNAGAR, MANISHA NAGAR, KALWA STATION ROAD, KHAREGAON, PAKHADI, SAHYADRI. VIVEK NAGAR.
[edit] Schools
- JVM's New English High School, Thane Belapur Rd. Kalwa.
- Sahakar Vidya Prasarak Mandal's Sahyadri High School, Kalwa.
- Padmavati Venkatesh High School, Kalwa.
- Manisha Vidyalaya, Manisha Nagar, Kalwa.
- New Kalwa Highschool & Jr. College,Old Belapur Road,Kalwa.
- Dnyanprasarini Vidyalay,Old Belapur Road,Kalwa.
| Kalwa | ||||
| Next station south: Thane |
Mumbai suburban railway : Central Railway | Next station north: Mumbra |
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| Stop No:19 | KM from starting:33 | Platforms:2 | ||
| These are the stations on Central line of Mumbai suburban railway |
| Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus | Masjid | Sandhurst Road | Byculla | Chinchpokli | Currey Road | Parel | Dadar | Matunga | Sion | Kurla | Vidyavihar | Ghatkopar | Vikhroli | Kanjurmarg | Bhandup | Nahur | Mulund | Thane |
