Dombivli

Dombivli (pronunciation: [ɖoːmbiʋliː]) is a suburban city located on the banks of Ulhas River in Thane district of Maharashtra, India. It is part of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. One of the busiest railway stations of the Central Railway, Dombivli Railway Station is located here making Dombivli an important place. This city is a cultural hub and an economically developing city along with Kalyan. Dombivli-Kalyan have been declared as a satellite city to Mumbai and is also becoming a Smart City with rapid development. Dombivli along with Kalyan has one of the highest literacy rate of 93% in the state of Maharashtra.

Geography
Dombivli is located at 19.21843°N, 73.08672°W. It has an average elevation of 13.534 meters (44.403 feet). The land here is rough and rocky by nature. The Ulhas river flows from its north.

The climate is warm and humid. The average annual temperature is 26.7 °C.

Transportation
Dombivli is served by Mumbai Suburban railway network, i.e. it lies on the main line of the central section of Mumbai suburban railway network. Built in 1886, it is one of the busiest stations on the Central line and witnesses a footfall of more than 300 thousand commuters daily. Though none of the long journey express trains halt here, it is well connected to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai through Thane. Though during rush hours the station is an unacceptably over-crowded affair. Distance between Dombivli and Thane is 15 km. It takes 23 minutes to reach via a slow train and 16 minutes via a fast train. Distance between CSMT and Dombivali is 48 km. It takes 1 hour 20 minutes to reach via a slow train and 55 minutes via a fast train.

Schools

 * Holy Angels' School
 * R V Nerurkar High School
 * DNC High School
 * Dosti Foundation School
 * G. R. Patil Vidyalaya
 * Greens English School
 * Mahil Samiti school
 * Manjunath Vidyalaya
 * Model English School
 * S.H. Jondhale School
 * S.V.Joshi High School
 * Shantinagar School
 * Don Bosco High School
 * Sister Nivedita English School
 * SK Patil Junior College
 * South Indian School
 * Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir
 * Tilak Nagar Vidya Mandir High School
 * Vidya Niketan School
 * Ryan International School, Runwal Mycity
 * Euro Kids School, Runwal Gardencity
 * Guardian School
 * IES Chandrakant Patkar Vidyalaya
 * Currently 80 Schools & 10+ Colleges are present in Dombivali