National Conference on Open Source Software (NCOSS – 09)
May 25-26, 2009, Navi Mumbai, India
About the Conference Venue
|
Address: |
Location: |
|
C-DAC (Formerly NCST), Mumbai (Kharghar) Telefax: +91-22-27560004 |
|
Details of Local Transport Facilities arranged by C-DAC.
How to reach C-DAC, Kharghar
Kharghar is located on the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH 4). If you are coming from Pune by road, get down at Kharghar bus stop or CBD Belapur bus-stop, and hire an auto-rickshaw to C-DAC Kharghar.
If you are coming via Mumbai, the easiest way to reach C-DAC Kharghar is to hire a taxi from the airport or railway terminus. Kharghar is at a distance of 30-40 km from Mumbai and 8-10 km from Panvel.
You can also travel to Kharghar railway station by the local trains. From the railway station, you can walk down to C-DAC Kharghar (8-10 minutes) or hire an auto rickshaw. Please remember that the local trains are generally quite crowded. The table below gives directions for local railway journey. Mumbai suburban railway map is seen here.
|
Arrival in Mumbai |
Instructions on local railway journey |
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport |
Reach Kurla railway station by auto rickshaw/ taxi, board a local train going to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. |
|
Domestic Airport |
|
|
Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus (CST) |
Cross over to local trains terminus, board a local train going to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. |
|
Dadar Railway Terminus |
Board a local train going to Thane, get down at Kurla, board a local train going to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. |
|
Lokamanya Tilak Terminus, Kurla |
Reach Tilak Nagar station by walk (3-5 minutes), board a local train going to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. OR Reach Kurla railway station by auto rickshaw/ taxi, board a local train going to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. |
|
Mumbai Central Railway Terminus |
Reach CST local railway terminus by taxi, board a local train to Panvel, get down at Kharghar. |
|
Panvel Railway Station, Panvel (in case you are coming by the Konkan Railway). |
Cross-over to local railway station, board a local train going to CST, get down at Kharghar. |
More Information about Kharghar, Navi Mumbai and Mumbai
Kharghar is the third most developed node of Navi Mumbai after Vashi and Nerul. It is located on the Mumbai-Pune highway (NH 4) at a less-than-one hour drive from the heart of Mumbai city. more about Kharghar ...
Navi Mumbai is the only Indian city to be featured in the National Geographic Channel's Super Cities of the World and was declared one of the best cities of the world by the National Geographic experts. more about Navi Mumbai ...
Mumbai is the commercial and entertainment centre of India, generating 5% of India's GDP, and accounting for 25% of industrial output, 40% of maritime trade, and 70% of capital transactions to India's economy. more about Mumbai ...
If you are travelling from Mumbai to Navi Mumbai most taxis will expect the passengers to pay the toll on the bridges connecting the cities, in addition to the metered fare. more about travelling in Navi Mumbai...