Chinchpokli
Chinchpokli is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Historical British era spellings include Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly.- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in Mumbai
- Also known as: “Bombay Chinchpokli”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum and Chinchpokli railway station.
Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum
Museum
The Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is a museum dedicated to the history, art and culture, of Mumbai, India. It is the oldest museum in the city. It is situated in the vicinity of the Byculla Zoo, in the suburb of Byculla East.
Chinchpokli railway station
Railway station
Chinchpokli is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. The station was opened on 9 December 1867.
Mumbai Central Jail
Prison
The Mumbai Central Prison, also referred to as Arthur Road Jail, was built in 1926, and is Mumbai's largest and oldest prison. It houses most of the city's prisoners.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Byculla and Agripada.
Agripada
Neighborhood
Agripada is an area in South Mumbai. It is located between Byculla and Mumbai Central. This area is connected with the Central Railway as well as the Western Railway.
Matharpacady
Neighborhood
Matharpacady is a "village" in the Mazgaon area of Mumbai, India, and is one of Mumbai's "heritage precincts". Payal Kapadia, writes that Matharpacady has some of the "oldest and quaintest" houses in Mumbai.
Chinchpokli
- Category: neighborhood
- Location: Mumbai, Mumbai District, Maharashtra, Western India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Marathi—“Chinchpokli” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Chinchpokli”
- Gujarati: “ચિંચપોકલી”
- Kannada: “ಚಿಂಚ್ ಪೊಕ್ಲಿ”
- Marathi: “चिंचपोकळी”
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