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Kalwa | |
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Suburb | |
  Kalwa | |
| Coordinates:19°11′49″N72°59′55″E / 19.19705°N 72.99853°E /19.19705; 72.99853 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Thane |
| Taluka | Thane |
| Metro | Thane |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Corporation |
| • Body | Thane Municipal Corporation |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 245,973 |
| • Density | 16,902/km2 (43,780/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 022 |
| Vehicle registration | MH-04 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kalyan |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Mumbra-Kalwa |
Kalwa (Pronunciation:[kəɭʋaː]) is a neighborhood in Thane city administered under Thane Municipal Corporation inThane district, in the State of Maharashtra,India. The nearest railway station is theKalwa railway station on the Central Line of theMumbai Suburban Railway. Previously, Kalwa railway station had 2 platforms but now it has increased to 4.[1]
On 29 July 2014,Kalwa, along withMumbra, became first railway station in the country to provide free WiFi access for commuters and the general public.[2]
TheRajiv Gandhi Medical College and the associated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, which is run by theThane Municipal Corporation, is located in Kalwa.
The 3rd Kalwa Bridge was inaugurated by MaharashtraChief MinisterEknath Shinde on 13 November 2022.[3] It is expected to ease the traffic at the Kalwa Road junction where Mumbai-Pune Road and Thane-Belapur Road meet. It has old Mumbai-Nashik highway in the West. Kalwa railway station also has a local train carshed.