Workshop Venue: C-DAC Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
| Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (Formerly NCST) Raintree Marg, Near Bharati Vidyapeeth, Sector 7, CBD Belapur Opp. Kharghar Railway Station, Navi Mumbai 400 614, Maharashtra, INDIA Telephone: +91-22-27565303 Fax: +91-22-27565004 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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Regular buses to and from C-DAC Kharghar
There are regular buses for C-DAC employees coming to C-DAC Kharghar in the morning and leaving C-DAC Kharghar in the evening. ERTAI-2010 participants can use these buses. One amongst the bus with number as MH02-T-9780 and MH02-T-9781 will be available. Refer the detailed schedule (for April 17, 2010) below.
| 17th April, 2010: Morning | |
| 08:15 Hrs. | Bandra Quarters (Bandra Reclamation) |
| 08:25 Hrs. | Bandra Station (W) |
| 08:40 Hrs. | Sion Station |
| 09:05 Hrs. | Vashi (Below Bridge) |
| 09:30 Hrs. | C-DAC, Kharghar Centre |
| 09:30 Hrs. | C-DAC, Kharghar Centre - Kendriya Vihar |
| 09:40 Hrs. | Kendriya Vihar - C-DAC, Kharghar Centre |
| 17th April, 2010: Evening | |
| 18:15 Hrs. | To Bandra Quarters [Kharghar - Belapur Station - Vashi (Below Bridge) Sion Station - Bandra Station (W) - Bandra Quarters] |
| 18:30 Hrs. | C-DAC, Kharghar Centre - Belapur Railway Station - Kharghar Station - Kendriya Vihar - C-DAC, Kharghar Centre |
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.
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.
| Arrival in Mumbai | Guidelines 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. |
