Vasai Road
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Vasai Road is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line.
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[edit] History
The original name of Vasai was Vesalé in Sanskrit. Under the Muslim sovereigns it was renamed to Baxay; the Portuguese christened it Bancaim, and the Marathas called it Bajipura. After it was under British rule, it was named Bassein. Finally, after Indian independence it was renamed as Vasai.
Vasai was the seat of the Portuguese power from 1534 to 1739, after which it fell to the Marathas. The Portuguese under Nuño da Cunha built a massive black basalt fort in addition to churches as they found the site to be an apposite harbour. Vasai boomed with the spice trade and the ship building industry. The salubrious climate and the burgeoning profits saw many wealthy fidalgos — blue blooded Portuguese nobles reside here in lavish villas. It later became the town where the Portuguese aristocracy sent their illegitimate sons rather than exhibit their illegitimate offspring. The floor of St Francis Church is paved with the graves of the Portuguese nobility along with their royal insignia.
The Bassein diocese is the largest contributor of priests to the Bombay Archdiocese. The diocese has also contributed India's only Catholic saint — St. Gonsalo Garcia.
[edit] Educational institutions
- VidyaVardhini's College of Engg and Technology (Vartak college)
- Thomas Baptista Junior College
- St. Francis High School
- St. Francis Xavier High School
- Carmelite convent English High School
- St. Augustines School
- Vidya Vikasini English High School
- New English School
- St. Anthony's Convent High School
- St. Thomas High School
- Holy Family Convent High School & JR College
[edit] Places of Interest
- Bassein Fort
- Suruchi Baug
- Chimaji Appa Playground
- Ayyapa Temple
- Clean Coast Line (Best for Couples)
[edit] Theatres
- Janki Theatre
- KT Multiplex
- Parvati Cinema Hall
- Sapna Theatre
Tungareshwar mountaining Brijeshwari
[edit] Restaurants
- Bageecha
- Gold Coin
- Kubera
- Priya
- Dwarka
- Celebrity
- Neelam-e-Punjab
- Mahesh
- Vrindavan
- Rishikesh
- Kasbah
- status
- panchavati
- haridwar
- green house
| Vasai Road | |||
| Next station south: Naigaon |
Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway | Next station north: Nala Sopara |
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| Stop Number:26 | KM from starting:51.78 | ||
| These are the stations on Western line of Mumbai suburban railway |
| Churchgate | Marine Lines | Charni Road | Grant Road | Mumbai Central | Mahalaxmi | Lower Parel | Elphinstone Road | Dadar | Matunga Road | Mahim Junction | Bandra | Khar Road | Santacruz | Vile Parle | Andheri | Jogeshwari | Goregaon | Malad | Kandivali | Borivali | Dahisar | Mira Road | Bhayandar | Naigaon | Vasai Road | Nala Sopara | Virar |
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