Lonavla

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Lonavla
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Presidency: Bombay
Coordinates: 18.74806°N, 73.40722°E
Altitude: 624 m (2,047 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Lonavla
State/Province: Maharashtra
Country: India
Transport links
Great Indian Peninsula Railway

Lonavla was the fifth station on the Bhore pass incline, on the crest, on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway between Bombay and Poona. There were railway workshops located there, as well as quarters for the railway employees.

Spelling variants

  • Lonavla, Lonavala, Lonavale, Lonawlee, Lanawlee, Lanowlee, Lanowli, Lanoulee, Lanolie, Lanoalie
  • Bhore Ghat, Bhor Ghat, Bor Ghat

Cemeteries

The BACSA Archive at the British Library has the following item shelfmark Mss Eur F370: Cemetery Files no.164: Lonavla, Bombay. Rye Woods: 1818-

External links

Historical books online

  • Lonavla Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency Volume 18, Part 2 Poona, page 161 1885 Archive.org