Trombay

Trombay

Trombay

Suburb of Mumbai, India

Trombay is an eastern suburb of Mumbai (Bombay), India.


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History

Atomic Reactor Trombay on 1965 stamp of India.

Trombay was called Neat's Tongue because of its shape. Once, it was an island nearly 5 km east of Mumbai and was about 8 km in length and 8 km in width. The island contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s.[1]

1893 map showing Trombay

In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Gazetteers of the Bombay Presidency - Thana - http://www.maharashtra.gov.in/pdf/gazeetter_reprint/Thane-III/places_Trombay.doc - Retrieved on 3 December 2010.
  2. [2]
    Times of India - Chembur-Ghatkopar Plus - "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010. - Retrieved on 3 December 2010
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