Chinchpokli

Chinchpokli () is a neighbourhood in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban railway. Historical British era spellings include Chinchpugli and Chinchpooghly. The neighbourhood is named after the Marathi words for tamarind (chinch) and betel nut (pofali). thumb|Chinchpokli stationboard thumb|Chinchpokli station Banner

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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 2 mapped points.

It is catalogued under the topic Neighbourhoods in Mumbai.

Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.

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Instance of: neighborhood
Country: India
Located in: South Mumbai
Time zone: UTC+05:30

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==History== The Chinchpokli Railway station was opened on 9 December 1867. There is a Jewish Cemetery, laid out by Elias David Sassoon in 1878, which lies parallel to the railway tracks. In 1896, during the Bombay plague epidemic, the Chinchpokli Station was converted into medical transit place. The Road bridge over the railway track, known as Arthur Bridge was built in 1915. Kasturba Hospital run by Municipal Corporation is located in Chinchpokli West. Opposite to this hospital lies the Mumbai Central Prison, also referred to as Arthur Road Jail. It was built in 1926.

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