Kulgaon-Badlapur

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Kulgaon-Badlapur is a town in the Mumbai Conurbation, India. Population: 97,917. Railhead: Badlapur.

Kulgaon-Badlapur is connected by rail to Mumbai on Mumbai-Pune rail-link and is 68 kilometers (42 miles) from Mumbai Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) on the Central Railway. Badlapur was named because, via Surat, it was a travel route from Konkan to Gujarat. The town is famous for its rich horse breeds. Warriors changed their horses at the town in anticipation of the difficult climb through the Konkan area. The word 'change' ("Badla", in Marathi) was linked to the town and was named 'pur' in as Badla, meaning village or town.

The famous hill station of Matheran is roughly 27 kilometers from the town.


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