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Santa Cruz (Mumbai)

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Santa Cruz or Santacruz (Marathi:सान्ताक्रुझ) is a suburb of Mumbai. It is also the name of the Santacruz (railway station) on the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The Domestic Terminal of the Airport of Mumbai and one campus of the University of Mumbai are situated in Santa Cruz.

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[edit] History

The term Santa Cruz comes from the Portuguese words meaning Holy Cross. There existed a cross on the site of the present Western Railway station, due to which the station was named as Santa Cruz

[edit] Geography

Santa Cruz is bordered by Vile Parle in north, Khar in south, Juhu in west and Kurla in east. It is broadly divided in two areas: Santa Cruz (East) and Santa Cruz (West) by the Mumbai Suburban Railway line. The Milan subway and Khar subway connect the two areas, passing under the rail line.

[edit] The East

Santa Cruz(East) consists of Prabhat Colony, Kalina and Vakola. It also consists of land belonging Airport Authority of India, which consists of the Mumbai Airport and Air India Colony (which comes in Kalina).

The main roads passing through Santa Cruz(E) are the Western Express Highway, Nehru Road and the Kalina-Kurla Link Road. The PIN code of this area is 400055.

[edit] Prabhat Colony

Prabhat colony is the residential area closest to Santa Cruz(E) station. The landmarks in this area include The Yoga Institute, the Reliance Energy (formerly BSES) office, R.C.F. Andrews High school, Muncipal school and Muncipal office,and Aristocrat co.hsg society building.

[edit] Vakola

Vakola starts from the Western Express Highway which connects Mumbai's Town and suburbs, up to the Military Camp. It is a densely populated region with considerable number of Hindus, Muslims and Catholics. Vakola Bridge, Vakola Pipeline, and Vakola Masjid areas form most of Vakola.

The road stretched from the Western Express Highway to the Military Camp is called Nehru Road.

[edit] Kalina

Kalina starts from the Military Camp and stretches east up to the suburb of Kurla. It is a cosmopolitan area comprising of a number of schools, colleges and the Kalina Campus of the University of Mumbai.

Kalina houses major large apartment complexes belonging to two major Government owned airlines, i.e., Air-India and Indian. Sunder Nagar is another large residential area, consisting of many row houses.

Kalina is midway between two suburban stations Kurla and Santa Cruz railway stations, which are on the Central and Western Railway Lines respectively. It is also close to the Bandra-Kurla complex and only 10 minutes from the domestic terminals of the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

The proposed Mumbai Police Headquarters will be in Kalina. The Santa Cruz-Chembur Flyover will run through Kalina as part of the Mumbai Urban Transportation Project. The flyover is currently under construction.

[edit] The West

Image:School Shot by Scrizer.jpg Santa Cruz (West) is strikingly more affluent than the eastern part of the suburb. It is bordered by Khar, Juhu, and Vile Parle.

It is primarily a residential area, with the market situated near the railway station. The residential colonies include such as the Reserve Bank of India Quarters, Vithaldas Nagar Colony, Rizvi Park, Bansraj Singh Estate, Khotwadi, Bhimwada, T.P.S. 6th Residental colony Ramas Plaza, Ramkrishna Nagar and Khira Nagar. In the past most of the residences used to be small bungalows, which are now being replaced by high rise buildings.

The main roads in Santa Cruz(W) are S.V. Road, Juhu Road, Juhu Tara Road and Linking Road (now officially called Vitthalbhai Patel Marg).

[edit] Government Institutions

Postal Services

  • Santacruz (West) Post Office : Located on Linking Road, adjacent to St. Lawrence High School.
  • Vakola Post Office
  • Kalina Post Office : Located on Vidyanagri Road, outside the University of Mumbai Campus
  • Air-India Post Office : Located in Air-India Colony
  • Santacruz East Post Office: Located next to the overhead Pedestrian Bridge of the Santacruz train station

Police Stations

  • Kalina Police Staion
  • Santacruz (W) Police Station : Located on the intersection of Juhu Road and Linking Road, opposite Lion's Park.
  • Vakola Police Station

Miscellaneous

  • BEST Bus Depot, Santacruz (West): Located on S.V. Road near Milan Subway (after the intersection of Juhu Road and S.V. Road).
  • BEST Bus Depot, Santacruz (East): Located near the station, in Santacruz (East).
  • MTNL Office: Located inside the BSNL Campus on Juhu Road
  • Military Camp: Located in Vakola - Air defence unit for Mumbai airport.

[edit] Emergency Services

Day & Night Chemists

  • Noble Medicals, S.V. Road. Tel: 26494746
  • M R Medicals , 11th Road. Santacruz(East)

Medical and Support Services

  • Asha Parekh Memorial Hospital, S.V. Road. Tel: 26493737, 26492081
  • Nanavati Hospital (in Vile Parle, close to Santa Cruz)

[edit] Schools and Colleges

[edit] Schools

Santa Cruz (East)

  • Air India Modern School
  • Indian Airlines Ideal School
  • Kalina Education Society (K.E.S.)
  • Mary Immaculate Girls' High School, Kalina
  • Patuck Technical High School
  • Samartha Vidyalaya
  • Sheth C.N.high School
  • St. Anthony's High School
  • St. Mary's High School, Kalina
  • Rev. C F Andrews High School, Prabhat Colony
  • St. Charles High School

Santa Cruz (West)

[edit] Colleges

  • L.S.Raheja College of Arts & Commerce, Juhu Road
  • Mumbai College of Pharmacy, Kalina
  • Patuck Technical Junior College, Vakola
  • St. Mary's Junior College, Kalina

[edit] Universities

[edit] Transport

The suburb is well connected by BEST buses. Stops that are around this area are:

Santa Cruz (East)

  • Milan Subway
  • Santa Cruz railway station
  • Roop Cinema
  • Vakola Pipeline
  • Vakola Masjid
  • Kalina
  • Kalina Gaon (Village)
  • Air India colony
  • Vidyangari

Santa Cruz (West)

  • Santa Cruz Depot, S V Road
  • Khira Nagar, S V Road
  • Santacruz Station Road
  • Convent Bus Stop, S.V. Road (Bus No. 83, 84, 4, 79, 255)
  • Ramkrishna Hospital, Linking Road (Bus No. 81, 254)
  • Milan Subway
  • Santa Cruz railway station
  • Santa Cruz Police station
  • SNDT University
  • Koliwada

[edit] Places of Interest

The Ramkrishna Mission has a yearly fest between October and December. As they celebrate the annual Bengali

It is widely attended for its mix of eclectic stalls selling cultural wares, clothes, religious and spiritual books, devotional music and eateries. The food stalls outside the hospital are famous in Mumbai for Chaat.

The Santa Cruz Market is also a very well known place to get great bargains be it in the Supar Bazar, Apsara Shopping center or other complex bylanes near the Station on the west side.

The Juhu Garden (Raheja Garden) is also one of the oldest public spaces in Santa Cruz. It housed replicas of Aeroplanes, Trains and other rides enjoyed by kids and families.

[edit] Religious Institutions

Christian

Hindu

  • Hanuman Temple, JN Road, Vakola
  • Ganesh Temple, Old Air India Colony
  • Sree Vigneshwar Ganesh Temple, Sundar Nagar, Kalina
  • Shri Lakshi-Narayan Temple, Tagore Road
  • Shri Ramakrishna Mission, Tagore Road
  • Lord Krishna Temple, North Avenue

Muslim

  • The Dawoodi Bohra Masjid, Station Road
  • The Juhu Garden Masjid, S.V. Road
  • Vakola Masjid
  • Kalina Masjid

Sikh

  • Gurdwara Dhan Pothohar Nagar, Santa Cruz (West)
  • Kalina Gurudwara

[edit] Banking and Financial Services

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