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{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{distinguish|Yoshiwara}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Oshiwara
| settlement_type = Suburb
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| map_caption = Location of Oshiwara in [[Mumbai]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = City
| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mumbai Suburban district|Mumbai Suburban]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Mumbai]]
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| governing_body = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (MCGM)
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| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 400102
| area_code = 022
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'''Oshiwara''' is a neighbourhood in northern [[Mumbai]], [[India]] near [[Lokhandwala Complex]]. Its name was derived from the [[Oshiwara River]]. Located between the western sides of [[Goregaon]] and [[Jogeshwari]], it has many industrial estates. A [[Oshiwara railway station|railway station]] was built at Oshiwara, called [[Ram Mandir railway station|Ram Mandir]], for the [[Western Railway zone|Western Line]] of [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]], providing service to the extended [[Andheri]] and [[Lokhandwala]] areas of the western suburbs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oshiwara station's pace picked up|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mumbai-s-lifeline-to-make-commute-easier_1689291|access-date=29 August 2012|newspaper=DNA (newspaper)|date=16 May 2012}}</ref> Oshiwara is also known for its antique and second-hand furniture market.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&contentid=2009102620091026190430609fbdc181b&sectid=85&sectname=Lifestyle%20-%20Shopping|title=Antique furniture galore at Oshiwara|date=26 October 2009|newspaper=[[Mumbai Mirror]]|access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref>

[[BEST Bus|Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport]] operates a bus depot at Oshiwara.<ref name="greenredflow">{{cite news|title= Green gas will flow where red buses stop |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-green-gas-will-flow-where-red-buses-stop-6552 |first=Gouri |last=Shah |date=20 October 2005 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |location=Mumbai|access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref>

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[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Mumbai]]

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Oshiwara - Revision history

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