Panvel railway station
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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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] After the success of the bus services, NMMT proposed to expand the bus services from the station.[8]
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