Panvel railway station


Panvel
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Panvel railway station – Suburban entrance
General information
LocationPanvel - Navi Mumbai
Coordinates18°59′22″N 73°07′20″E / 18.98932°N 73.12229°E / 18.98932; 73.12229
Elevation12.175 metres (39.94 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways and CIDCO
Line(s)Harbour line, Vasai Road–Roha line, Panvel-Karjat line
Platforms7 (including 4 island platform and 3 end platform)+2(under construction)
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePL(suburban)
PNVL (mainline)
Fare zoneCentral Railway
History
Opened1962
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
20131 million
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Khandeshwar Harbour line
Terminus
Khandeshwar
towards Thane
Trans-Harbour line
Kalamboli
towards Vasai Road
Vasai Road–Roha line Somatne
towards Roha
Location
Panvel
Location within Maharashtra

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