Bori Bunder

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Bori Bunder (also known as Bori Bandar) is an area along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India.

Background

This place was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the local language, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' means port. It could also be a corruption of 'Bhandaar' meaning store.

Transport

In the 1850s, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway built its railway terminus in this area and the station took its name as Bori Bunder.

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