Trombay

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Trombay is a NorthEastern suburb in Mumbai, India, with Mankhurd as the closest railway station on the Harbour Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Landmarks
5 Railway station
6 Educational Institutions
7 See also

[edit] History

The original inhabitants of Trombay were fisherfolk given its proximity to the Vashi creek and the Arabian Sea.

[edit] Geography

Being in a secluded end of Mumbai, the Indian Navy set up a small base there mostly for administrative purposed. This was soon followed by the setting up of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, the single foremost research institution in India. This was followed by NTPC setting up a storage and administrative facility. In the 1960s, with industrialization picking up in India, many companies found Trombay to be an attractive place for setting up factories in Trombay especially due to the proximity to the sea. Burma-Shell was one such company, which was soon followed by BPCL and later FCI.

In the 1970s, the nationalization wave swept India and Burma-Shell became part of HPCL. FCI was split and the Trombay complex became Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers. All of a sudden, Trombay was thrust into the spotlight for being an industrial suburb which was a far cry from the actual reality. The non-industrial Trombay during this time remained as sparely populated as ever.

In the 1980s, BARC got its act together and relocated few thousand folks from its residential colony to a place in Trombay called Cheeta Camp. Till today, Cheeta Camp is the most densely populated part of Trombay. Gradually as Chembur started expanding, people started moving to Trombay in search of a quieter lifestyle.

[edit] Demographics

Starting out as an industrial area, Trombay is still known more for its indutries than a residential suburb but this is fast changing. Trombay has a cosmopolitan population that is dominated by Tamilians and Maharashtrians followed by Keralites, Punjabis, Sindhis and Gujaratis.

Anushakti Nagar is the residential colony of Bhabha Atomic Research Center.

[edit] Landmarks

Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India's first nuclear research facility
ESEL Studios
Raza Complex. (Luxury apartment complex in Trombay).

[edit] Railway station

Mankhurd is a last railway station on The Mumbai Subarban Railway's Harbour line in Mumbai before moving into Navi Mumbai. It is the 15th Station from Mumbai CST and 21 kilometers by train.

Chembur
Next station south: Tilak Nagar	Mumbai suburban railway : Harbour Railway (Harbour Line)			Next station north: Govandi
	Stop No:13	KM from starting:18	Platforms:2