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Borivali (Marathi बोरीवली) is a suburban area located in the north-west section of Mumbai island. It may also spelled as Borivli. Borivali is approximately 18 km from Mumbai Airport and approximately 33.4 km from Churchgate Railway Station by train. The estimated population of Borivali in 1991 was over 6 lakhs (609617).

The Borivali railway station is a terminus for all slow and fast trains on the Mumbai Suburban Railway system. It also serves as the final city-limit stop for all mail / express trains on WR (now including the August Kranti Rajdhani Express to New Delhi) before leaving Mumbai. As of 2006, there are plans to extend the Harbour Line to Borivali, and expansion plans are in full steam at the railway station.

As of September 2007, there are 8 platforms at Borivali railway station. Platform No: 1,2,3,7,8 (from Borivali(w) side) run trains between Borivali and Churchgate while 4,5,6 are exclusively used for Virar bound trains and mail/express trains. The 1st platform also caters to Virar bound slow train and sometimes express trains. The 7th and 8th platforms are terminal platforms.

Borivali in the earlier days use to be a taluka(District)and had villages in it like Eksar Village, Khandivali village and so on. It is not the same anymore but will find relevance in old official documents.

Landmarks

Mumbai is one of the few metropolitan cities in the world which boasts of a natural animal and plant wildlife reserve within the city limits. The park is called Sanjay Gandhi National Park, and it lies east section of Borivali near the Western Express Highway (NH-8). It has a few lions and panthers and also includes a 4th century B.C. archaeological site called Kanheri Caves and Mandpeshwar Caves. The 2005 census of Leopards was 68.

Some of the educational institutions and schools in Borivali are:

Saint Francis D'Assisi High School
St. Francis Institute of Technology, an engineering college [1].
Mary Immaculate Girls primary and secondary high school
Ajmera Global School
Don Bosco High School
Gokhale Education Society
Gopalji Hemraj High School (GH)
Himalaya High School near poisar and Jr. College
J B Khot High School
Our Lady Of Remedy High School
St. Anne's
St. Rocks College of Commerce and Science
St. Xavier's
Sardar Vallabhabhi Patel Vidyalaya (SVPV)
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Polytechnic (SVPP) by the Kiran Patel Education Trust
Suvidya Group of schools & colleges
Swami Vivekanand International School [SVIS]

I.C. Church

Borivali has an old Church, this is one of the oldest churches in Mumbai Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, Mt. Poinsur, also called IC church.

The original IC church or in complete form Immaculate Conception Church was built in 1547 AD by the Franciscans. It had a monastery on top of the church. It was burnt down by the Marathas sometime in the 1700s.

The New church was built by 5 patrons from Bandra.

Colonies in Borivali

The Church is surrounded by many colonies such as I.C Colony, LIC Colony, Madonna Colony, Marian Colony and Kanderpada. Just next to this church is St. Francis d'Assisi high School. This is also one of the oldest schools in Mumbai. It was started my some missionary brothers under a tree in the area. This area has the highest concentration of Christians in Mumbai. I.C Colony, a area to the South of the Immaculate Conception Church is populated by a very large congregation of catholics in Mumbai. The Holy Cross Colony and extention ( also called I.C. extension)which extends beyond I.C Colony towards Dahisar (Mumbai's last zone before Thane District)is also part of the extended catholic locale.

Opposite Shimpoli Telephone Exchange near Chikuwadi, is located Kanti Park, which is the SBI's Associate Banks' Officers' Colony.

Extravaganza, Essel World & the largest water park in Asia, Water Kingdom are located at Gorai Creek, just west of Borivali.

Apart from all these, Borivali also provides good markets for shopping. Major Shopping areas are Borivali Station(W) where complexes such as Indraprastha, Thakkar Mall, Goyal Arcade provide varied choices to shop.

There is a ST stand in Borivali(E) near the station. Travelling to Thane City is easier and less time consuming by this mode, than by trains which involves changing from Western to central at Dadar. It takes only 40 min. to reach Thane railway station

Borivli has everything that one needs.

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 The New church was built by 5 patrons from Bandra.
-== St. Francis D'Assisi High School(The first school in Borivali)==
-St Francis D'Assisi High School is a school in Borivali, Mumbai. It is managed by the Franciscan Missionary Brothers, a Catholic Religious Society founded by Rev. Bro. Paulus Moritz, a German Missionary. The school is recognized by the State Government of Maharashtra. It was established in the year 1908 and has recently celebrated its centennial year.
-The school maintains a high standard of education and also provides several opportunities to students for engaging in extracurricular activities. The former is evidenced by the high results that the school obtains in the SSC exams every year. With regard to the latter, the school's sports teams, particularly their football team, consistently perform well and regularly win trophies in the inter-school sports competitions conducted in Mumbai. Factors such as these contribute towards making this school one of the best in the suburb of Borivali.
-The high school has an average of 5600 students on its roster, from Standards V to X. Thus far, the curriculum of education followed in the school was that of the SSC exams. Recently, the school has adopted the ICSE curriculum.
-The school is located on Mt. Poinsur, with a church located on the summit of this hill. Being a rather picturesque location, the school has featured in a few movies and television serials as well.
-Brief History
-The Society of Franciscan Brothers was founded in 1901 in Mandapeshwar (then called Eksar village) in the northwest corner of Mumbai. The Society was established to look after and educate the orphans in Mumbai and the surrounding areas. A formal orphanage and school were established in 1904. The Society now has several dozen centers in India, running orphanages, educational institutes, medical centers, youth centers, agricultural training farms, etc. All these activities are primarily targeted at orphans, the poor, and the lower middle class. The Society also conducts similar work in South America, Sri Lanka, Germany, Switzerland, and Italy. All their organizations are registered under the relevant state laws as Trusts/Public Societies.
-The Congregation of the Missionary Brothers of St. Francis D' Assisi (C.M.S.F) is an international Charitable Society of Religious Brothers, founded in 1901 in India by Paulus Moritz. It is a Religious Missionary Institute of Pontifical Right, under the Sacred Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The Congregation follows the Rule of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan Missionary Brothers are well known in India for their valuable contributions in different fields.
 == Colonies in Borivali ==