Churchgate
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This article is about the area. For the railway station of the same name, see Churchgate railway station.
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| Coordinates | 18°56′N 72°49′E / 18.93°N 72.82°ECoordinates: 18°56′N 72°49′E / 18.93°N 72.82°E |
| Country | India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
Churchgate (now Veer Nariman Street) (Marathi: चर्चगेट) is an area in downtown South Mumbai. During the eighteenth and up to the mid 19th century, Bombay was a walled city. The city walls had three gates, and Church Gate, named after St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai was one of the gates. The gate was situated near the present day location of Flora Fountain. In the mid nineteenth century, the city walls were torn down to aid in the expansion program.
Churchgate is also a major railway termninus on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.
[edit] Trivia
- The humorous song Yeh hai Bambai Nagaria (Hindi: ये है बम्बई नगरिया) in the 1978 Hindi movie Don alludes to the anomalous name of Churchgate given that the church gate in question exists no more.
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