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Lower Parel
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates18°59′43″N 72°49′48″E / 18.99528°N 72.83000°E / 18.99528; 72.83000
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePL
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened1867
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Mahalaxmitowards Churchgate Western line Parel-Prabhadevitowards Dahanu Road
Route map
Legend
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Dahanu Road
Vangaon
Boisar
Umroli
Palghar
Kelve Road
Saphale
Vaitarna River
Vaitarna
Virar
Nallasopara
Vasai Road
Central line &
Vasai Road–Roha line
Naigaon
Vasai Creek
Bhayandar
Mira Road
Dahisar
Dahisar River
Borivali
Kandivli
Malad
planned extension to Borivali
Goregaon
Ram Mandir
Jogeshwari
Andheri Line 1
Vile Parle Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
Santacruz Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Sahar Airport
Khar Road
Bandra
Mithi River
Mahim
Harbour line
Matunga Road
Central line
Dadar
planned
Monorail
Prabhadevi
Parel
Central line
Lower Parel
Mahalaxmi Line 3
Mumbai Central Line 3
Grant Road Line 3
Charni Road
Marine Lines
Churchgate Line 3
Location
Lower Parel is located in MumbaiLower ParelLower ParelLocation within Mumbai

Lower Parel (Pronunciation: , ; station code: PL) railway station is a railway station on the Western Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India. The next station south is Mahalaxmi railway station; the next station north is Prabhadevi.

Lower Parel railway station has three platforms. From platform no.1, slow local trains go towards Dadar-Bandra-Andheri-Borivali -Virar, from platform no.2, slow local trains go towards Mumbai Central-Churchgate, and Platform No.3 is kept as a reserve that can be used in emergency and during mega-block on Sundays.

As Lower Parel has become a corporate hub, thousands of people use the railway station daily, which makes the Lower Parel railway station one of the most crowded local railway stations in Mumbai.

It has a connection to phase II of the Mumbai Monorail, opened in 2019.

The Delisle Bridge, which connects to Lower Parel, was shut to traffic in 2018 and reopened in November 2023 after pandemic-caused delays.

Lower Parel platformboard

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Mumbai Monorail Phase 2 inaugurated: India's 1st monorail network fully operational – Fare, route, frequency". Times Now. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Baliga, Linah (23 November 2023). "After being shut for 5 years, Delisle Bridge to open fully today". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
Stations on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway


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