Sion, India

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Sion (Shiv in Marathi) is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line. The name is a corruption of the word Shiva, which means boundary or limit. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island.

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[edit] Educational Institutes

[edit] Schools

  • D.S. High School
  • Little Angels' High School
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
  • A.M.Kewalramani Premier High School.
  • Amulakh Amichand Bhimji Vividhalakshi Vidyalaya.
  • Gandhi Memorial English Primary School. - Dharavi, Mumbai - 400019-Tel : 24095712
  • Guru Nanak National High School Sion (West), Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24072585
  • Little Angels English Secondary School - Sion (West), Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24072557
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School- Sion, Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24076273
  • People's Welfare Society's High School - Sion (East), Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24072455
  • Sadhana English Primary School - Sion (W), Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24097203
  • Shree Vallabhashram School - Sion (West), Mumbai - 400022-Tel : 24072502
  • St. Anthony's English Primary School Dharavi, Mumbai - 400017-Tel : 24097875
  • M P Bhuta sion sarvajanik school, sion (west)

[edit] Colleges

  • S.I.E.S. College of Arts, Science and Commerce - Sion West
  • S.I.E.S. College of Commerce and Economics Sion East
  • K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology
  • K J Somaiya Medical College
  • Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

[edit] Leisure, Lifestyle & Places of Interest

  • Sion Fort
  • CineMax multiplex (formerly Rupam Theatre)
  • Gurukripa restaurant-Famous for pani puris,samosas and vadapavs
  • the sies college of arts science and commerce has a very good canteen!!!

[edit] Hospitals

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital (Sion Hospital)

Lions Tarachand Bapa Hospital, Sion Jain Society, Sion(W), Mumbai: 400 022.

[edit] See also


Sion
Next station south:
Matunga
Mumbai suburban railway : Central Railway Next station north:
Kurla
Stop No:10 KM from starting:10 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


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