Andheri ([ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a locality in the western part of the city of Mumbai in India. Udayanagari, the name of a hill near the Mahakali caves, inspired the name Andheri. On the former islet of Versova, also known as Vasave, there was another cluster of native East Indians. Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels. high-profile police cases. Andheri west is covered by a fire complaint filed at the Oshiwara police station.[1] MIDC, Andheri has a jewelry production unit (east).

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Andheri
Suburb
Andheri Location in Mumbai
Coordinates: 19.119°N 72.847°E / 19.119; 72.847
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Mumbai Suburban
City	Mumbai
Government
• Body	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Language
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST GMT+530
PIN	400069 (East), 400059 (J B Nagar), 400093 (MIDC), 400053 (Azad Nagar), 400058 (West), 400072 (Sakinaka), 400096 (SEEPZ), 400099 (International Airport), 400049 (Juhu), 400061 (Versova)
Area code	022
Vehicle registration	MH 02
Lok Sabha constituency	Mumbai North West

Government

For administrative purposes, the area is separated into Andheri West and Andheri East. Andheri West comes under K/W ward of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation while Andheri East comes under the K/E ward of the same.[2]

Transportation

The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city[3] The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan.[4]

Mumbai Metro

Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri (Andheri metro station)[5][6] connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering a distance of 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi).[7] It is fully elevated, and consists of 12 stations. 9 out of the 12 stations are in Andheri. Work on the corridor began on 8 February 2008. A cable stay bridge over Western Express Highway & a Steel Bridge spanning the Western railway line, on the project was completed at the end of 2012.[8] The line opened for service on 8 June 2014.[9] Latest statistics reveal that approximately 85 million passengers have used the metro line in the first 11 months since its launch.[10]

Yellow Line 2[11][12] will intersect with Blue Line 1 at DN Nagar Metro and Red line 7 at WEH Metro station respectively in Andheri once it open in 2020 and 2022.

Pink Line 6[13] will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via Jogeshwari of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2022.

See also

• Mira Road
• List of schools and colleges in Andheri

References

Notes

• Shrivastava, Prabhat, and S. L. Dhingra. "Operational Integration Of Suburban Railway And Public Buses—Case Study Of Mumbai." Journal of Transportation Engineering 132.6 (2006): 518–522. Academic Search Premier. Web. 29 May 2012.