Bhandup
Bhandup is a suburban locality in Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Bhandup is a suburban locality in Mumbai, in the state of Maharashtra, India. The name Bhandup is derived from Bhandupeshwar, one of the names of the Hindu god Shiva. An old temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Bhandupeshwar Mahadev Mandir, is located in Bhandup (west) near Moti Bai Wadi IDUBS high school. Sonapur signal is north lead line on L.B.S. Marg and south is dockyard colony. Bhandup railway station is on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. A few fast trains stop at Bhandup station, mostly during the peak hours.
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Worth seeing in and around Bhandup
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Powai Lake
Powai Lake is an artificial lake, situated in Mumbai, India, in the Powai valley, where a Powai village with a cluster of huts existed. The city suburb called Powai shares its name with the lake.
2.4 km · lake in Mumbai · Wikipedia - 02Vihar Lake
Vihar Lake is located near Vihar village on the Mithi River, within the precincts of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, in North Mumbai. When built in 1860, it was considered the largest lake in Mumbai in the Salsette group of islands.
2.1 km · lake in Mumbai · Wikipedia - 03Central Library, IIT, Bombay
The Library is one of the central support services of IIT Bombay. The mission of the Library is to provide information services and access to bibliographic and full text digital and printed resources in order to support the scholarly and information needs of the students, faculty and staff at the Institute Community.
1.7 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 04Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai
Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai is a National Law University located at Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. NLU Mumbai is considered one among the Top 10 Law University of India & one of the finest around the globe.
2.8 km · state public university in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India · Wikipedia - 05Holy Trinity Church, Powai
Holy Trinity Church or the Most Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church in Powai, a suburb of Mumbai. It was built during the Portuguese era by the Jesuits in 1557 and belongs to the Archdiocese of Bombay.
1.5 km · church in Mumbai, India · Wikipedia - 06Techfest
Techfest, Asia's largest science and technology festival, is the annual science and technology festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, consisting of social initiatives and outreach programs throughout the year. Started in 1998 with the aim of providing a platform for the Indian student community to develop and showcase their projects, with a footfall of 1.8 lakhs in its latest edition.
1.7 km · annual science and technology festival of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay · Wikipedia - 07Tolani Maritime Institute
Tolani Maritime Institute also known as TMI is a maritime college in Induri, Pune, Maharashtra, India which was established in 1998. It has about 1,500 students in its campus based and distance learning programmes.
1.7 km · Merchant Navy training institute · Wikipedia - 08Vihar Dam
Vihar dam, is an earthfill dam on Vihar river in Mumbai, near Bhandup in the state of Maharashtra in India.
2.4 km · dam in India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Bhandup
- Airports
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (BOM), 9 km · Navi Mumbai (NMI), 22 km · Pune (PNQ), 121 km
- Stations
- Bhandup railway station, 800 m · Kanjurmarg railway station, 1.3 km · Nahur railway station, 2.4 km · Vikhroli railway station, 3.1 km
- Pune → Bhandup119 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · ₹970–1,210
- Nashik → Bhandup130 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · ₹1,010–1,260
- Kakadi → Bhandup885 km · quickest by road, 16h 54m · ₹7,050–8,800
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No local-transport research exists yet for Bhandup
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Bhandup. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMetered rickshaws can be used to get to and around this area and are the cheapest way to get around if you do not want to use a bus or train.
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Next door to Bhandup
Bhandup is 7 km from Thāne, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Powaisuburb in North-East Mumbai3.5 km
- Kanjurmargsuburb in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India1.5 km
- Vikhrolisuburb of Mumbai3.5 km
- Nahursuburb of Mumbai2.4 km
- Hiranandani Gardens, Mumbaitownship in Maharashtra, India3 km