Ville Parle railway station

Vile Parle
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
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Station code VLP
Fare zone Western Railways
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Mumbai Suburban Railway   Following station
toward Churchgate
Western Line
Andheri
toward Dahanu Road
toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Andheri
Harbour Line
Andheri
Terminus
Location
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 INR5 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.

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References

  1. 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.