Across the creek, the first stop in the planned city.
After Mankhurd the Harbour Line runs out over Thane Creek on a long bridge, and the first station on the far side is Vashi. This is Navi Mumbai, the city planned in the 1970s to take the pressure off the island: wide roads, numbered sectors and space. Vashi station itself, with an office park built over the platforms, set the pattern for the rest.
Known for
- A station under an office park
- The creek bridge
- Mini Seashore
- APMC wholesale markets
The guide
Around Vashi
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See
Vashi station
A station with an office park built on top of it, opened in 1992 as the first stop across the creek. It was the shape of Navi Mumbai to come.
You are standing in itMap for Vashi station (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
Inorbit Mall
The mall beside the station, and where the node spends its evenings.
Short walk from the stationMap for Inorbit Mall (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Mini Seashore
A lake at the edge of the mangroves with a promenade round it and food stalls at dusk.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Mini Seashore (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Walk
Sagar Vihar
A garden on the creek front, looking back across the water toward Mumbai.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for Sagar Vihar (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Shop
APMC Market
The vast wholesale markets that feed the whole city: separate yards for vegetables, fruit, grain and spices.
Rickshaw ride from the stationMap for APMC Market (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
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