I am Staying at Byculla . Byculla or Bhaykhala is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Central Railway line. Byculla falls under "E" Ward within the municipal limits of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC.
History
i . During the late 18th century, Byculla was an extension of Mazagaon, one of the seven islands that originally formed the city of Mumbai.
ii .The Byculla railway station was completed by 1857. This was also the time the first mills came into this area which was originally used only for residential purpose.
iii. Byculla used to house many of the city's textile mills until the mills shut shop and moved out of the island city. As of today, few mills are operational and even they are on the brink of closure. Many of these old mills are now desolate and some are being razed down to make way for newer constructions. Khatau Mills is situated in Byculla, in news for the alleged murder of its owner Sunit Khatau in May, 1994.
iv. Byculla is an upper-middle class enclave with a large Muslim population in its Western parts and Gujaratis, Jains, Marathis, Christians and Parsis in its Eastern parts.
Byculla is also home of the Byculla Vegetable Market, the largest vegetable market in Mumbai (even larger than Crawford Market).
Byculla is also known for Mumbai's first ever "Y-bridge" built across Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Road which then splits further to go to Byculla East and West before the Clare Road intersection, thereby forming a Y shape when seen from the air. This was one of the oldest fly-overs built in Mumbai.
Mumbai Fire Brigade's headquarters are situated just below the "Y Bridge". In the front of the Headquarter building, there is a memorial built in the memory of numerous fire fighters who died during the Bombay Explosion (1944) of April, 1944.
Jerbai Baug and Rustom Baug: are the two Parsi colonies where most of the Parsis of Byculla live.
The nearest railway stations of Western Railway line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway are Mumbai Central and Mahalakshmi and that of Harbour Line of Mumbai Suburban Railway are Dockyard Road and Reay Road stations.
Daily i am travelling from Byculla to Vikroli by Mumbai Local Train to reach office.
Inside Mumbai Local Train
Office is located at Hiranandani Business Park Powai
Hiranandani Gardans main circle
Bayer House main spot at hiranandani .
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