Ville Parle railway station
Mumbai Suburban Railway station | ||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°05′59″N 72°50′38″E / 19.09964°N 72.84397°E | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Western Line, Harbour Line | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard on-ground station | |||||||||||||||
Parking | No | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | VLP | |||||||||||||||
Fare zone | Western Railways | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Ville Parle Location within Mumbai |
Ville Parle is a railway station on the Western line and Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Vile Parle locality.
In July 2013, Ville Parle became the first station on the Western line, and second on the Mumbai Suburban Railway (after Thane railway station), to have an escalator. It cost 5 million (US$79,000).[1]
Ville Parle railway station has 6 platforms (2 - Harbour Line, 2 - Main Line, 2 - Fast train platforms although fast trains don't stop here). In addition,it has a parallel line that is generally used to trains bound to/from Bandra Terminus.
Gallery
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Entryboard from Parle market
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Main entry point of Parle station
References
- ↑ Mehta, Manthan K (6 June 2013). "Vile Parle railway station to get escalator by July". Times Internet. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2014.