Country India District Mumbai City Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Area code 022 | State Maharashtra Metro Mumbai PIN 400001 | |
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Bori Bunder (alternatively "Bori Bandar") was one of the areas along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India.
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Background
This place was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the native slang, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' means Bhandaar or store; Bandar also means port; So Bori Bunder literally means a place where sacks are stored.
Transport
In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway built its railway terminus in this area and the station took its name as Bori Bunder.
References
Bori Bunder Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA