Trombay is an eastern suburb in Bombay (Mumbai), India. Trombay was called Neat's Tongue because of its shape. Once, it was an island nearly 5 km East of Mumbai and was about 8 km in length and 8 km in width. The island contains several ruins of Portuguese churches from the 1620s and 1630s. In 1928, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway opened the Trombay-Andheri line called the Salsette Trombay Railway or Central Salsette Tramway. Trombay is a locality in Mumbai Harbour, Mumbai, Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra, India, 400088. Chembur (4.18 Km), Kurla East (6.21 Km), Wadala (6.52 Km), Chunabhatti (7.24 Km), and Sion (7.59 Km) are the nearby areas to Trombay. Sion Koliwada, and Mumbai are the nearby cities to Trombay.