Mira Road

Mira Road is a small town in Thane district just north of the city of Mumbai. It is part of the newly formed Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation. Mira Road owes its name to a railway station on the Western railway line of the Mumbai suburban railway.
Mira Road has gradually developed into an important residential locality due to its proximity to Mumbai and lower cost of living. It is situated on the island of Salcette. A marshy creek divides Mira Road from Mumbai. Earlier, Mira Road was divided into three main parts, Shanti Nagar,Sheetal Nagar and Naya Nagar. In recent times, several new localities like Jangid, Silver Park, Beverly Park, and Evershine Enclave have come up. Shanti Nagar is a cosmopolitan locality that has residents of all castes and religions. Naya Nagar has a majority of Muslims.

Although technically not in Mumbai, Mira Road is not different from Mumbai. Most people living here have moved from Mumbai in search of bigger and cheaper property. People can afford to own bigger homes in Mira Road and at the same time, stay in close proximity of the city. Space has never been a problem in Mira Road. Mira Road boasts of pretty good wide roads.
The population in Mira Road has been on the rise since some time now. Although it is officially not under the BMC, it enjoys all the facilities available in Mumbai like 24hr power supply from Reliance, telephone services from MTNL, piped gas from Mahanagar Gas, and bus services from BEST,State Transport and Thane Municiapl Transport buses have started running between Mira Road and Thane. Recently, MBMT (Mira Bhayandar Transport Corporation) buses have started running between Dahisar,Mira Road and Bhayandar,and are in process of starting services to Borivli and Thane in near future. Mira Road gives substantial revenue to the Maharashtra Government through taxes, specially Registration and stamp duty on new flats bought. However, Mira Road still does not have a proper govt hospital, no government schools, or any public places, like parks , etc.
Commuting to and from Mira Road has never been easy. Residents have the option of using the bus or trains to get to the city. During peak hours, the crowd in both, the trains and buses, make travelling difficult. However, the frequency of the buses are being increased to ease the travel a bit.The government plans to have more trains running between Virar and Borivali once the second railway line is laid. This should somewhat ease the commute to and from Mira Road.

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