Venue within IIT Bombay
The workshop will be held in the F.C. Kohli Auditorium in Kanwal Rekhi Building of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. This building is marked number 37 in the IIT Bombay map. For travelling within IIT Bombay, you can use the internal transport facility. The coupons for this bus are available with the security at the main gate.
Reaching IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay is located at Powai, which is an eastern suburb
in the North-Eastern part of Mumbai. Mumbai is in the form of a long narrow island, almost a peninsula,
thrusting south wards into the Arabian Sea. It can be broadly divided into four zones :
- South Bombay (Colaba, CST,Fort, Chruchgate, Nariman Point etc.)
- Central Bombay (Dadar, Bombay Central, Worli etc)
- The Western suburbs (Bandra, Juhu, Andheri, Borivali etc)
- The Eastern Suburbs(Kurla, Chembur, Ghatkopar, Mulund, Kanjur Marg,Vikhroli etc.)
Here is a map of Mumbai, and this is how it looks from a satellite. The dark areas indicate the tree cover which is prominently visible in the area reprenting the Aarey Colony and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali. Somewhere to the south of that dark patch, Powai Lake (the smaller one) and the Vihar Lake (the bigger one) also visible. IIT Bombay is situated touching the two.
Public Transport in Mumbai
Mumbai has one of the most efficient and reliable public transport network. One can travel
by Autorickshaws / Taxis to reach IIT from the nearest stations(Autorickshaws, however do not go further south
than Sion and Bandra). For longer distance, you can use either the BEST Bus Network or the Mumbai Local train
System. We give below approximate Bus/ Autorickshaws/ Taxi fare.
Name Of Place | Bus Numbers | Approx. Bus Fare | Approx. Auto Fare | Approx. Taxi Fare |
Mulund(W) | 307, 346, 425, 396, 398, 460, 422, 424, 461 |
Rs.10.00 | Rs.70.00 | Rs.150.00 |
Bhandup(W) | Same as above | Rs.7.00 | Rs.40.00 | ------ |
Kanjur Marg(W) | Same as above | Rs.5.00 | Rs.20.00 | ------ |
Vikhroli(W) | 392,382,337 | Rs.6.00 | Rs.30.00 | ------ |
Ghatkopar(W) | 392,382.337 | Rs.10.00 | Rs.50.00 | ------ |
Borivali(E) | 461, 398, L1 | Rs.18.00 | Rs.130.00 | Rs.180.00 |
Goregaon(E) | 460,489,424 | Rs.15.00 | Rs.70.00 | ------ |
Jogeshwari(E) | 461,445 | Rs.12.00 | Rs.60.00 | ------ |
Andheri(E) | 396,336,392,307 | Rs.9.00 | Rs.65.00 | Rs.75.00 |
Bandra(E) | 422,424 | Rs.15.00 | Rs.100.00 | Rs.125.00 |
Kurla | ------- | ------- | Rs.70.00 | Rs.130.00 |
Dadar | ------ | ------ | ------ | Rs.180.00 |
CST | ------ | ------ | ------ | Rs.300.00 |
Mumbai Central | ------ | ------ | ------ | Rs.250.00 |
Sahar Air Port | ------ | ------ | ------ | Rs.100.00 |
Santacruz | ------ | ------ | ------ | Rs.150.00 |
Here is a rail map of Mumbai, and this is a road map. You can use Mumbai Navigator, developed at IIT Bombay, to find your way in Mumbai (use firefox of mozilla to browse the navigator).
Suburban Railway Transport
Those coming by Central Railway Suburban train will have to get down at Kanjur Marg, Vikhroli or Ghatkopar which
are the nearest stations from IITB. If you are coming by the Western Railway Suburban train you will have to get down
at Andheri, Bandra, Goregoan or Malad. Stations for Through Trains Coming to Mumbai are :
- Central Railway : CST, Dadar, Kurla, Thane.
- Western Railway : Mumbai Central, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri, Borivali, Kurla.
Air Port
International flights land at Sahar Airport which is about 7 kms from IIT. The Domestic Airport- SantaCruz is about 10 kms. Pre paid taxis are available at the Airports. Autorickshaws are also available for IIT.