Kalwa, Thane
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Kalwa कळवा Kalva |
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 Kalwa
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| Coordinates: 19°11′49″N 72°59′55″E / 19.19705°N 72.99853°ECoordinates: 19°11′49″N 72°59′55″E / 19.19705°N 72.99853°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Metro | Mumbai |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mumbra-Kalwa |
Kalwa is on the outskirts of the Indian city of Mumbai,with a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is located in northern Thane and is a suburb of the Mumbai's Thane city. Kalwa is also the capital of Thane city. Kalwa comes under the Thane Municipal Corporation. The Kalwa bridge links Kalwa and Thane city. Kalwa has also been an important industrial hub in the city of Mumbai. The massive industrialization around the Belapur Road, passing through Kalwa has supposedly turned it into one of the biggest industrial and manufacturing hubs in India. The important old Mumbai-Pune highway passes through Kalwa. The leading industrial product of this town is fuel filters for Ford Motor Corporation.
Kalwa has several big and small temples. The town hosts shooting ball tournaments every year on Maharashtra Day (May 1). Many players from this town and nearby area have played at state and national level in this game.
The Thane's Famous Durga Pandaal, Jatra start from Kalwa Station. Parsik Nagar is the most developed area with Growing High Rises has boomed in the real estate industry have grown significance in the recent Years. The Third Kalwa bridge, Central Location from Mumbai and Navi Mumbai has given a Prime Communication mean as it is well connected by Road, Train and BEST TMT NMMT Services
Coordinates:N 19° 11', W 72° 59'
31 km north east of Mumbai on the western coast of India. It is close to Navi Mumbai Airoli node via the Thane-Belapur road. Kalwa is situated between Parsik Hills on the east and Thane Creek on the west.
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Kalwa part of Thane is the Central Suburb of Mumbai, which lies in between Thane Station and Mumbra Station and 45mins from CST Station by Central Railway. Old Mumbai Pune Road (NH 4) pass through Kalwa. Bus service is provided by TMT (for inter-city transport and connections to Thane), BEST (for connections to Ghatkopar route no.494 and Marol depot route no.C-43) and NMMT (for connections to Vashi route no.81).
Kalwa is also connected to Thane and Kalyan the Mumbai suburban local train system on the central line.
On 29 July 2014, Kalwa, along with Mumbra became first railway station in the country to get free WiFi access for commuters and general public.
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