Bhayandar (railway station)

Bhayander भाईंदर
city
Sunset View of Jesal Park Chowapatty, Bhayandar (East)
Bhayander
Coordinates: 19°19′N 72°51′E / 19.31°N 72.85°E / 19.31; 72.85Coordinates: 19°19′N 72°51′E / 19.31°N 72.85°E / 19.31; 72.85
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Thane
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	520,301
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	401 101 for West and 401 105 for East
Telephone code	9122
Vehicle registration	MH 04
Website	www.mbmc.gov.in

Bhayandar is a suburb in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is in the north of Mumbai City 8 km away and is governed by the Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC). It is also a railway station on the Western Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway.

There is evidence that Bhayandar was connected by Railway in 1897. The old railway platform located near the creek in Bhayandar West has a plaque which indicates that the railway platform was built in 1897. Like all railway stations on Mumbai suburban railway, Bhayandar is divided into two parts by the rail line: East and West. The West was traditionally residential, and the East was predominantly an industrial area. Another distinct distribution between East and West Bhayandar is the food. East will provide you a huge range of vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes whereas West region offers predominantly vegetarian food. Recent population growth and a flurry of construction has blurred the boundaries between Bhayandar and neighboring Mira Road on the east side of the rail tracks, turning it into a populous suburb. Government-owned salt pans and marshland in West Mira Road have restricted the southward spread of Bhayandar. There is a lot of scope for development of this land as it has the potential to house a gargantuan industrial complex.

The east Indian villages in Bhayandar are Murdha, Rai,Morva, Dongri, Uttan, Pali Chowk, Tarodi, etc. They were formed by Portuguese travelers when Vasai (formerly Bassein) was a famous port. One route for "Essel World" is via Gorai, one of the villages close to Bhayandar. Gorai is popular for its beach and nearby Manori beach and is a popular weekend getaway for Bhayandar residents. It also is a great place for meditators who visit the Pagoda. In the 1970s Bhayandar was a village before the builders converted the fertile farming land into a concrete jungle.

The MBMC's (Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation) main office is in Bhayandar (West). Departments like Property Tax, Octroi, Transportation, Health, Ambulance for Emergency, Library, Water, Education, Birth-Death Registration, Tree, Advertising Fee, Animals, Public Construction, City Development, Accounts, etc. are a part of the MBMC's suite.