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{{short description|suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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| name = Goregaon
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| postal_code = 400062, 400104 (West), 400063 (East), 400097 ([[Gokuldham]])
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'''Goregaon''' is a suburb of [[Mumbai]] city, in the [[Mumbai Suburban district]] of India. It has a [[Goregaon railway station|railway station]] on the [[Mumbai suburban railway]] on the [[Western Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western Line]]. An extension of the [[Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour Line]] was completed in 2018 because of which it has regular trains to CSMT on the Harbour line. This is in addition to existing trains to [[Churchgate]] on the Western Line. Owing to the rapid urbanization (mainly due to construction of metro lines) and growing population of metropolitan Mumbai, Goregaon, which was once merely a hilly forest region is now a crowded suburb of Mumbai.

[[File:Goregaon East.jpg|thumb|[[Gokuldham]] in Goregaon (East)]]

== Transport ==
[[Goregaon railway station|Goregaon Railway Station]] is the transport hub of Goregaon. The station currently has seven [[Railway_platform|platforms]], two of which are new harbor-line platforms, and was expanded as a part of the Harbour Line extension (under MUTP 2) from Andheri.<ref>http://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/mumbai-urban-transport-project-2</ref> The expansion, involving two additional platforms and an elevated deck with passenger amenities (on the western side of the existing station) has been completed in 2018.

A recently constructed [[SkyWalk|skywalk]] connects one of the [[Footbridge|foot-over-bridges]] to [[Swami Vivekanand Road, Mumbai|S. V. Road]] near Citi Centre, a shopping complex near the M. G. Road junction.
[[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport|BEST]] has bus stations on both western as well as the eastern side of the railway station. Goregaon Depot, however, is located away from the railway station, on the Link Road. The link road has seen an increase in the traffic of late after the commencement of the [[Mumbai Metro]] construction work.

There is a new flyover bridge at Ram Mandir road connecting Goregaon West and East.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/articles/mumbai-flyover-connecting-goregaon-east-and-west-to-open-today/17184186|title=Mumbai: Flyover connecting Goregaon East and West to open today|date=30 April 2016|website=mid-day}}</ref> Also [[Ram Mandir railway station]] is operational since December 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ram-mandir-station-to-finally-open-today/articleshow/56112241.cms|title=Ram Mandir station to finally open today - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref> The next important transport project for Goregaon will be the GMLR (Goregaon Mulund Link Road) which will be a 5km underground road consisting of two tunnels each having three lanes. This road will link Goregaon to [[Bhandup]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/goregaon-mulund-link-road-plan-first-hurdle-cleared/articleshow/61238534.cms|title=Goregaon-Mulund Link Road plan first hurdle cleared - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-11-03}}</ref>

The upcoming Metro line (Line 2) between [[Dahisar]] to [[Mankhurd]] will further improve the connectivity of this western suburb with the far-off eastern suburbs of the city. Currently, this section of the Metro Rail Project is under construction.

==Nature and conservation==
Goregaon bounds [[Sanjay Gandhi National Park]] from the south-western side and is home to the [[Conservation Education Centre]] (CEC) run by the [[Bombay Natural History Society]] (BNHS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bnhs.org/education-mainmenu/about-us.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514151247/http://www.bnhs.org/education-mainmenu/about-us.html |archive-date=2013-05-14 }}</ref> The area is home to a diverse flora and fauna.

Recent 'development' on the eastern side has led to a huge amount of [[deforestation]]. [[Leopard]] sightings and even the occasional attacks<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/girl-killed-boy-injured-in-leopard-attack-in-mumbai-536474 | title=Girl killed, boy injured in leopard attack in Mumbai | first=Sunil | last=Singh | date=2 October 2013 | publisher=NDTV | access-date=8 June 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/mumbai-news/mumbai-in-third-leopard-attack-in-a-month-seven-year-old-boy-killed-538183|title=Mumbai: In third leopard attack in a month, seven-year-old boy killed|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/leopard-kills-50yearold-woman-in-goregaon/1026522/|title=Leopard kills 50-year-old woman in Goregaon - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/nineyearold-killed-in-leopard-attack/1065642/|title=Nine-year-old killed in leopard attack - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> are not very rare- and not just in the [[hamlets]] inside the [[Aarey Milk Colony]] but also in large [[Residential_area|residential colonies]] like Nagari Nivara Parishad.

==Education==
===Colleges===


* [[Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research]]

===Schools===


* [[Gokuldham High School]]
* [[Oberoi International School]]
* [[Ryan International School]], Goregaon
* [[Universal English High School Goregaon West]]
* [[Vibgyor High School]]

==In popular culture==
* Fictional setting of 'Gokuldham society' in [[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]] sitcom is purportedly located in Goregaon.

*Film City is located in Goregaon which is predominantly used for most of the Bollywood and Marathi movies.

==References==
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{{Mumbai metropolitan area}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Mumbai]]

Goregaon - Revision history

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