Seawoods–Darave railway station

Seawoods–Darave 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.

Seawoods–Darave
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
LocationNavi Mumbai
Coordinates19.022000°N 73.019000°E / 19.022000; 73.019000
Elevation3m
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Harbour line, Nerul-Uran line, Trans-Harbour Line
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Other information
Station codeSWDV
Fare zoneCentral Railways
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station  
MSR
  Following station
Harbour Line
toward Panvel
Terminus
Nerul-Uran Line
toward Uran City
Route map
Harbour line
Panvel
Konkan Railway
to Karjat and Vasai Road
Khandeshwar
Mansarovar
Taloja River
Kharghar
CBD Belapur
Western Line
to Dahanu Road
Seawoods-Darave
planned extension to Borivali
Nerul
Goregaon
Juinagar
Ram Mandir
Trans-Harbour Line
to Thane
Jogeshwari
Sanpada
Andheri
Vashi
Sahar Airport
Vile Parle
Sahar Airport
Santacruz
Mankhurd
Khar Road
Govandi
Chembur
Bandra
Tilak Nagar
Central Line
to Thane and Karjat
Mahim
Kurla
Western Line
to Churchgate
Chunabhatti
King's Circle
Guru Tegh
Bahadur Nagar
Vadala Road
Sewri
Cotton Green
Reay Road
Dockyard Road
Sandhurst Road
Masjid Bunder
Mumbai CST
Location
Seawoods-Darave
Location within Mumbai
Trans-Harbour line
Central line
to Diva & Kalyan
Thane
Central line
to Mumbai CST
Airoli
Rabale
Ghansoli
Kopar Khairane
Turbhe
Sanpada
Vashi
Harbour line
to Mumbai CST
Juinagar
Nerul
Seawoods–Darave 
CBD Belapur
Kharghar
Mansarovar
Khandeshwar
Panvel
Nerul–Uran line
Harbour Line
to Mumbai CST
Nerul
Seawoods-Darave
Targhar
Bamandongri
Kharkopar
Phase 1
Phase 2
Gavan
Ranjanpada
Nhava Sheva
Dronagiri
Uran City

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 13 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, 23, 25, 27 on the east . It also consists of an older sector 10 and a new one 36

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. 01 and 02 has trains for going to Mumbai, Thane and Panvel and platform no. 03 and 04 connects to Ulwe/Uran node (JNPT) and the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport. The platforms have handicapped/ disabled friendly ramps which is connected to the subway on the CSMT end, making the station fully accessible to all people. The subway on each end is connected to each other and it leads to ticket counter, rickshaw stand, car & bike parking and the Seawoods Grand Central Mall on the west side.

References

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