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
Location	Navi Mumbai
Coordinates	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, Trans-Harbour 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 Nerul toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Goregaon Harbour Line CBD Belapur toward Panvel Nerul Terminus Nerul-Uran Line Targhar toward Uran City
Route map Harbour line Konkan Railway to Roha and Goa to Uran City Panvel Konkan Railway to Karjat and Vasai Road Khandeshwar Mansarovar Taloja River Kharghar CBD Belapur Nerul–Uran line to Uran City Western Line to Dahanu Road Seawoods-Darave planned extension to Borivali Nerul Goregaon Juinagar Ram Mandir Trans-Harbour Line to Thane Jogeshwari Sanpada Line 1 Andheri Vashi Sahar Airport Vile Parle Thane Creek Sahar Airport Santacruz Mankhurd Khar Road Govandi Chembur Line 1 Bandra Tilak Nagar Mithi River Central Line to Thane and Karjat Mahim Kurla LTT Western Line to Churchgate Central line Chunabhatti King's Circle Guru Tegh Bahadur Nagar Line 1 Vadala Road Line 1 Sewri Cotton Green Reay Road Dockyard Road Central line Sandhurst Road Masjid Bunder Line 3 Mumbai CST
Location
Seawoods-Darave Location within Mumbai

Trans-Harbour line
Central line to Diva & Kalyan Thane Creek Thane Central line to Mumbai CST Airoli Rabale Ghansoli Kopar Khairane Turbhe Harbour line Sanpada Vashi Harbour line to Mumbai CST Juinagar Nerul Seawoods–Darave  Nerul–Uran line Belapur CBD Kharghar Mansarovar Khandeshwar Panvel

Nerul–Uran line
Harbour Line to Mumbai CST Trans-Harbour Line to Thane Nerul Seawoods-Darave Panvel Creek to Panvel Targhar Bamandongri Kharkopar Phase 1 Phase 2 Gavan Ranjanpada Konkan Railway to Panvel 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 southern 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 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. The Navi Mumbai International Airport is just 3 km away from Seawoods.

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.

• 01 - to Panvel/CBD Belapur
• 02 - to CSMT/Vadala Road/Thane/Andheri
• 03 - to Kharkopar
• 04 - to Nerul

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)

External links

• Seawoods Grand Central
• CST/Panvel Train timetable
• http://cidcoindia.com/cidco/seawoodrail.aspx
• (Pictures) Seawoods – India’s Largest Railway Station In The Making In Navi Mumbai