Facts and Information about Dombivli City

About Dombivli

Dombivli or Dombivali  is the First educated town in Maharashtra and second proficient town in India. It is one of the urban focuses in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. It is situated around 30 km from Mumbai. Thane is the closest city to dombivli, which is  around 27 km Road away and 10 km from railroad.

Surely understood as a social center point and a standout amongst the most educated urban areas in India, Dombivli  city is a standout amongst the most cutting edge urban focuses in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Dombivli  Regions

Dombivli (West) and Dombivli (East) is what dombivli city is dived into. Kopar Road Railway Station connecting the Central Railway with Vasai Road ( Western Railway ) is found 5 mins from the dombivli local station. Dombivli (East) is the more developed  part of the city with wide streets, a more business standpoint and the MIDC Industrial and MIDC Residential Areas. Nonetheless, the more old part of the city is situated in the Western side known as Juni Dombivli or Old Dombivli.

Governing Body

Dombivli Municipal Council converged with that of neighbouring Kalyan, shaping another representing body Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) On October 1, 1983.The primary office of KDMC is situated in Kalyan. Mr. Jagannatha Patil was chosen as first MLA from Dombivli, Second MLA was Mr. Harishchandra Patil and as of late chose Mr. Ravindra Chavan, BJP was chosen as MLA after making of discrete Vidhansabha Constituency in 2009.

Dombivli Roads connectivity

Dombivli is associated to Panvel and Kalyan via state highway. The KDMC (Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation) provide nearby transport administration (KDMT) inside the city and in Navi Mumbai territories.

Railway  Connectivity

Dombivli Station was build on  earlier 1887 , which puts this in some of the oldest local railway station built. Dombivli railway station comes under central railway line and served by Mumbai Suburban railway network. Central Railway’s Fast local trains stops at dombivli. Despite the fact that none of the long route trains stop here, it is very much associated with Mumbai and Navi Mumbai through Thane. Dombivli is the busiest railroad station on the local line in Mumbai. Its get very crowded and difficult to travel during rush hours .

Famous Places in Dombivali

Khidkaleshwar Temple

The Khidkaleshwar Temple situated at Shil-phata Road, it is believed  that  temple is committed to Lord Shiva and was created by  Pandavas in  their Aranyavasam time.

Khidkali Lake

The sanctuary is encompassed by the Khidkali Lake and the people who came here used to give bread to tortoises and fishes . Khidkaleshwar Temple trustee arranges fairs on the eve of MahaShivratri which is also a famous attraction in dombivli for .

Shree Ganesh Temple
Temple is located in Dombivli east, in between Dombivli-Thakurli railway station. Large number of people gets here at the time of Gudipadwa and Diwali to worship and visit this holy place.

Here is the list of some places you can visit in Dombivli

1) Ganpati Mandir
2) Swami Ramdas Mutt
3) ShriI Mayureshwar Mandir
4) Gaon Devi Mandir
5) Somwar Bazaar
6) Khidkaleshwar Temple
7) Utsav
8) Balaji Temple
9) Gudhi Padwa Celebration/Phadke road
10)Rotary Club Park

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