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
toward Thane
Trans-Harbour Line
toward Panvel
Terminus
Nerul–Uran Line
toward Uran City
Location
Seawoods-Darave
Location within Mumbai

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 southern part of Nerul, near Parsik Hill. A rail-over bridge was constructed on 13 October 2011 beside 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 is directly connected to Palm Beach Road towards its south, and another major road like Sion-Panvel Highway through Amra Marg towards its north-east. The Navi Mumbai International Airport is just 3 km away from Seawoods.

Platforms

The station has 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
  1. "Navi Mumbai Seawoods Station to have a multiplex mall and stations". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  2. "Navi Mumbai Seawoods Grand Central Start functioning soon". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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