Panvel railway station
Panvel railway station, station code is: PL (suburban)/PNVL (mainline)) is a railway station on the Harbour line and Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network.
The station inter-connects to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. Panvel station was originally opened as a rail freight transport in 1962, for limited service to Diva railway station. Regular commuter service began in 1964 for passengers headed to Khopoli.
Inbound and outbound trains shares a twelve-car platform on the inbound track, requiring Panvel passengers to embark or debark from the forthcoming coaches of outbound trains or the rear coaches of inbound trains. Panvel also serves a parallel route for Karjat which is known as the Panvel–Karjat route. The route has been set up for cargo services travelling from Karjat} to Navi Mumbai. An in-development terminus of the station had been proposed in 2007.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport buses from the station run in both Old and New Panvel. it is expected to increase ridership at Old Panvel from 94% total daily boardings and alightings. After the success of the bus services, NMMT proposed to expand the bus services from the station.
It Has 4 Platforms for Suburban Traffic out which 2 have been closed for the WDFC. As a replacement 2 more platforms will be constructed in the far west of the station. One is already operational while second's construction would start shortly.
The remaining 3 are for the mainline Central Railways. PF 5 is for Trains going towards Diva/Vasai Road/Kalyan. PF 6 is for Trains terminating here, Trains going towards Roha, or for trains going to Vasai Road/Kalyan/Diva. PF 7 is for trains going towards Roha or Konkan railway.
It handles 2 Rajdhani Express
- 12431/12432 Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
- 22413/22414 Madgaon Rajdhani Express