Vasai Road

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Vasai Road is the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway (India) railway line.

1 History
2 Educational institutions
3 Places of Interest
4 Churches in Vasai
5 Theatres
6 Restaurants

[edit] History

The original name of Vasai was Vesalé in Sanskrit. Under the Muslim sovereigns it was renamed to Baxay; the Portuguese christened it Bancaim, and the Marathas called it Bajipura. After it was under British rule, it was named Bassein. Finally, after Indian independence it was renamed as Vasai.

Vasai was the seat of the Portuguese power from 1534 to 1739, after which it fell to the Marathas. The Portuguese under Nuño da Cunha built a massive black basalt fort in addition to churches as they found the site to be an apposite harbour. Vasai boomed with the spice trade and the ship building industry. The salubrious climate and the burgeoning profits saw many wealthy fidalgos — blue blooded Portuguese nobles reside here in lavish villas. It later became the town where the Portuguese aristocracy sent their illegitimate sons rather than exhibit their illegitimate offspring. The floor of St Francis Church is paved with the graves of the Portuguese nobility along with their royal insignia.

The Bassein diocese is the largest contributor of priests to the Bombay Archdiocese. The diocese has also contributed India's only Catholic saint — St. Gonsalo Garcia.

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The remains of the old Bassein fort are today a beautiful scenery for long walks.

[edit] Educational institutions

Holy Paradise High School
VidyaVardhini's College of Engg and Technology (Vartak college)
Thomas Baptista High School and Junior College
St. Francis High School
St. Francis Xavier High School
St. Petter English High School
Carmelite Convent English High School
St. Augustines School
Vidya Vikasini English High School
New English School
St. Anthony's Convent High School
St. Thomas High School
Holy Family Convent High School & JR College
Fr. Stephens Academy High School
St. Aloysius Convent School
Huzaifa Urdu high school
Nazareth Convent Girls' School
Holy Family School, Bhuigaon
St Elizabeth Convent Holi.. 1987 Batch
The Ambassador High School,Waliv,Vasai East

[edit] Places of Interest

Bassein Fort
Suruchi Baug
Chimaji Appa Playground
Ayyapa Temple
Clean Coast Line (Best for Couples)
Bhuigaon Suruchi Baug
Bhuigaon Sea Beach

[edit] Churches in Vasai

Our Lady of Grace Cathedral (Papdy)
St. Mary Magdelena (Mulgaon)
Mother of God (Pali)
Our Lady of Remedy (Ramedi)
Our Lady of Mercy (Merces)
St. Francis (Giriz)
Infant Jesus (Merces)
Ignatius Loyola church (Ambadi)
Infant Jesus Church (Evershine City, Vasai East)
Holy cross church(nirmal)
Holy Trinity church(gomesali)
Holy Family Church (Bhuigaon)
St. Thomas (Bangli)

St Michael`s Church ( Manickpur)

[edit] Theatres

Janki Theatre
KT Multiplex
Parvati Cinema Hall
Sapna Theatre
dhananjay talkies

Tungareshwar mountaining Brijeshwari

[edit] Restaurants

Bageecha
Gold Coin
Kinara
Kubera
Priya
Dwarka
Celebrity
Neelam-e-Punjab
Green Garden (serves authentic local and different foods)
Mahesh
Vrindavan
Rishikesh
Kasbah
status
panchavati
haridwar
green house
Onam
Akshaya
Jalsa
planet 50-50
Carnival

Vasai Road
Next station south: Naigaon	Mumbai suburban railway : Western Railway		Next station north: Nala Sopara
	Stop Number:26	KM from starting:51.78