Seawoods–Darave railway station

Seawoods–Darave
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Location Navi Mumbai
Coordinates 19°01′19″N 73°01′08″E / 19.022000°N 73.019000°E / 19.022000; 73.019000Coordinates: 19°01′19″N 73°01′08″E / 19.022000°N 73.019000°E / 19.022000; 73.019000
Elevation 3m
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Harbour line, Nerul-Uran line
Platforms 4
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code SWDV
Fare zone Central Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR
  Following station
Harbour Line
toward Panvel
Terminus
Nerul-Uran Line
toward Uran City
Route map

Harbour line
Panvel
Khandeshwar
Mansarovar
Taloja River
Kharghar
CBD Belapur
Seawoods-Darave
planned extension to Borivali
Nerul
Goregaon
Juinagar
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Sanpada
Andheri
Vashi
Vile Parle
Santacruz
Mankhurd
Khar Road
Govandi
Chembur
Bandra
Tilak Nagar
Mahim
Kurla
Chunabhatti
King's Circle
Guru Tegh
Bahadur Nagar
Vadala Road
Sewri
Cotton Green
Reay Road
Dockyard Road
Sandhurst Road
Masjid
Mumbai CST
Location
Seawoods-Darave
Location within Mumbai

Trans-Harbour line
Central line
to Diva & Kalyan
Thane
Airoli
Rabale
Ghansoli
Kopar Khairane
Turbhe
Sanpada
Vashi
Juinagar
Nerul
Trans-Harbour line extension
(under construction)
&
Nerul–Uran line
under construction
CBD Belapur

Seawoods–Darave also known simply as Seawoods, is a newly developed railway station on the Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway in the Nerul node. The railway station derives its name from the famous Seawoods NRI complex developed by CIDCO especially for high income and economically well to do groups. The area has developed rapidly in recent years compared to any other nodes in Navi Mumbai due to its strategic location, having Vashi, Mumbai & Thane towards its north and Ulwe, Uran, JNPT & upcoming international airport towards is south and CBD Belapur, Kharghar & Panvel towards its east. The station is located adjacent to Sector 40 & 42, few kilometers away from Seawoods NRI complex.

Seawoods Grand Central.

It's being developed as Seawoods Grand Central by Larsen & Toubro Ltd.[1] The Seawoods Grand Central complex is set to have large office spaces, malls and an entertainment area which is likely to transform the image of the city.[2] The entry/exit subway of the west side of the station is directly connected to Seawoods Grand Central.

Location

Seawoods is located in the south west part of Nerul, near Parsik Hill. A rail-over bridge was constructed on October 2011 besides Seawoods station which connects Seawoods East and West end. Nearby Sectors are sector 36, 38, 40, 42, 42A, 44, 44A, 46, 48, 48A, 50, new 50, 52, 54, 56, 58 on the west and sector 19A, 25, 27 on the east.

It is directly connected to Palm Beach Road towards its south, and other major road like Sion-Panvel Highway through Amra Marg towards its north-east.

Platforms

The station has a total of 4 platforms. Platform no. 03 & 04 are under construction which connects to Ulwe/Uran node (JNPT) and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20081011211909/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Navi-Mumbai-seawoods-station-to-have-multiplex-mall-%26-service-apartments/270040/. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. http://www.dnaindia.com/locality/thane/navi-mumbai-seawoods-grand-central-start-functioning-soon-87855. Retrieved 14 March 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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