Cotton Green is a suburb of Mumbai, and a noted residential and commercial area. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai Suburban Railways, which lies along the Harbour line. It is a part of Central Railway which was in the bygone days called "The Great Indian Peninsular Railway".
Etymology
The station is probably named Cotton Green since barely a few metres from the railway station, facing east, is a huge beautiful Art Deco building of "Cotton Exchange". There is a series of warehouses belonging to Food Corporation of India (FCI) which used to store grains. So the name "Cotton Green" is derived from the words Cotton and Grains.
History
The Cotton Exchange was built in the year 1844 and used for trading in Cotton till early 20th century. The building has a minty green colour, and is being demolished. The building is a stunning example of engineering and has not needed any maintenance except replacement of glass windows which are shattered by cricket balls as kids play cricket on roads around the building.
Overview
The railway station caters to the area called Kalachowki, Ferbandar and Ghodapdeo. Kalachowki is a big residential area comprising of a colony called Abhyudaya Nagar which has 43 MHADA-built (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority) housing, intended those who worked in the textile mills in the area.
The colony has now turned into prime residential and commercial property, and is no longer owned by MHADA. Because of its proximity to Mumbai's prime central areas such as Dadar (15-minute drive) and Parel, Lower Parel and Worli (20-25 minutes' drive)
Kalachowki also has another big colony called Labour Docks, which also belonged to MHADA.
This area saw a steep rise in realty prices in the 2-3 years up to mid-2008, and the development of numerous high-rise apartments (going up to 30 floors).
Etymology
The station is probably named Cotton Green since barely a few metres from the railway station, facing east, is a huge beautiful Art Deco building of "Cotton Exchange". There is a series of warehouses belonging to Food Corporation of India (FCI) which used to store grains. So the name "Cotton Green" is derived from the words Cotton and Grains.
History
The Cotton Exchange was built in the year 1844 and used for trading in Cotton till early 20th century. The building has a minty green colour, and is being demolished. The building is a stunning example of engineering and has not needed any maintenance except replacement of glass windows which are shattered by cricket balls as kids play cricket on roads around the building.
Overview
The railway station caters to the area called Kalachowki, Ferbandar and Ghodapdeo. Kalachowki is a big residential area comprising of a colony called Abhyudaya Nagar which has 43 MHADA-built (Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority) housing, intended those who worked in the textile mills in the area.
The colony has now turned into prime residential and commercial property, and is no longer owned by MHADA. Because of its proximity to Mumbai's prime central areas such as Dadar (15-minute drive) and Parel, Lower Parel and Worli (20-25 minutes' drive)
Kalachowki also has another big colony called Labour Docks, which also belonged to MHADA.
This area saw a steep rise in realty prices in the 2-3 years up to mid-2008, and the development of numerous high-rise apartments (going up to 30 floors).
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