Kalwa, Thane
Kalwa (Pronunciation: [kəɭʋaː]) is a city situated near Thane in Thane district, in the State of Maharashtra, India. The nearest railway station is the Kalwa railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.[1]
Kalwa
KALWA | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
  Kalwa | |
| Coordinates: 19.19705°N 72.99853°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Taluka | Thane |
| Metro | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Thane Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mumbra-Kalwa |
On July 29, 2014, Kalwa, along with Mumbra, became first railway station in the country to provide free WiFi access for commuters and the general public.[2]
The Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and the associated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, which is run by the Thane Municipal Corporation, is located in Kalwa.
Construction of the 3rd Kalwa Bridge is also nearing to completion which is expected to ease the traffic at the Kalwa Road junction where Mumbai-Pune Road and Thane-Belapur Road meet.
References
- "Kalwa railway station: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Kalwa railway station | Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Kalwa, Mumbra railway stns to get free Wi-Fi".
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