| Andheri | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | Mumbai |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Mumbai |
| Coordinates: | 19.119°N 72.847°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maharashtra |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mumbai Suburban |
| Subdivision Name3: | Mumbai |
| Governing Body: | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Mumbai North West |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Language |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Marathi |
| Timezone1: | IST GMT+530 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 400069 (East), 400059 (J B Nagar), 400093 (MIDC), 400053 (Azad Nagar), 400058 (West), 400072 (Sakinaka), 400096 (SEEPZ), 400099 (International Airport), 400049 (Juhu), 400061 (Versova) |
| Area Code: | 022 |
| Registration Plate: | MH 02 |
Andheri ([ən̪d̪ʱeɾiː]) is a suburb situated in Western Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
For administrative purposes, Andheri is bifurcated into Andheri (west) and Andheri (east). Andheri (west) comes under K/W ward of the BMC, while Andheri (east) comes under the K/E ward of BMC.[1]
Andheri east and west are key areas in Mumbai, with several film studios and TV news channels.[2]
Andheri West has the head office of PVR INOX.[3]
Andheri was the founding point of the local ice cream brand Pastonji.[4]
The Andheri railway station is among the busiest railway stations in the city.[5] The expansion of the Mumbai Metro in the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor is a part of the government's master transportation plan.[6]
Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro spans the entire suburb of Andheri (Andheri metro station)[7] [8] connecting Versova in the west to Ghatkopar in the Eastern Suburbs, covering a distance of 11.4km (07.1miles).[9] It is fully elevated, and consists of 12 stations, nine of which are in Andheri. Work on the corridor began on 8 February 2008. A cable stay bridge over Western Express Highway & a Steel Bridge spanning the Western railway line was completed at the end of 2012.[10] The line opened for service on 8 June 2014.[11] Approximately 85 million passengers used the line in the first 11 months of service.[12]
Metro 2A[13] [14] intersects with Blue Line 1 at DN Nagar Metro and Metro 7 at WEH Metro station respectively in Andheri.
Pink Line 6[15] will function from Lokhandwala to Kanjurmarg via Jogeshwari of 14.5 km long, expected to open from 2024.