Dahisar


Dahisar is the northernmost neighborhood of Mumbai. Dahisar is the first locality of Mumbai from the north.
On the Mumbai Suburban Railway, that runs from Churchgate to Virar, Dahisar is immediately north and next to the populous suburb of Borivali, which has a train station of the same name.
After Dahisar, when travelling northwards on the Churchgate - Virar Western Railway line the immediate next railway station or stop is Mira Road station.
The 'Dahisar Check Naka' is a toll station at Dahisar that marks the end of Mumbai, on the Western Express Highway.

History

There is a record of continuous habitation since the 1630s, as per parish records of the Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Dahisar was originally a part of Thane District; it became a part of Mumbai in 1956.