Thane district
Thane district is a district in the Konkan division of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
At the 2011 Census, it was the most populated district in the country, with 11,060,148 inhabitants; however, in August 2014, the district was split into two with the creation of a new Palghar district, leaving the reduced Thane district with a 2011 census population of 8,070,032. The headquarters of the district is the city of Thane.Thane district is located in western Maharashtra.Other major cities in the district are Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli, Mira-Bhayander, Bhiwandi, Ulhasnagar, Ambarnath, Badlapur, Murbad and Shahapur.
Getting around Thane district the local way
- Get inAlthough Andheri is the nearest railway station from the airport a better option would be to take an auto-rickshaw to Kurla or Ghatkopar station(both these stations fall on the central suburban line) and then board any suburban Northbound Local Suburban train (all local suburban trains halt at Thane) to Thane.
- Get inAnother option if you are coming from the airport is, to take an auto-rickshaw to Andheri station which is served by the Western Railway and buy a ticket to Thane.
- Get inOnce you get off, catch a TMT bus or auto-rickshaw.
- Get inThane Municipal Transport (TMT) commuters helpline number 1800-22-9901 to get information about TMT buses Note that auto-rickshaws from Mumbai cannot enter Thane city limits.
- Get aroundEven Brihanmumbai (BMC) has started bus service in selected parts of the city The most common way to get around in Thane is to hire an auto rickshaw.
- Get aroundIf you are on a day trip from Mumbai, one of the options is to catch a taxi in Mumbai and use it to go around Thane city.
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