Lonavala railway station
Lonavala railway station is a railway station in Lonavala, a hill station in the state of Maharashtra in India. Lonavala station is the origin of Lonavala–Pune Suburban Trains. 17 suburban trains operate on the Pune–Lonavala route. Lonavala is also a halt for Mumbai–Pune Express and Mail trains. The Karjat–Pune passenger train also has a halt at Lonavala. Trains traveling on the Kalyan–Pune route also halt at Lonavala. This station leads access to Lonavala town and nearby areas like Karla Caves, Bhaja Caves, Lohagad, Visapur Fort, Bhushi Dam and Bhor Ghat (Khandala Ghat). Khandala hill station is just 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Lonavla.
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Lonavala, Tal. Maval, Dist. Pune | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 18°44′57.5″N 73°24′29″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 622.00 metres (2,040.68 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Pune Suburban Railway Mumbai–Chennai line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | LNL | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Central Railway | ||||||||||
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Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Infrastructure and Amenities
Indian Railways has completely redeveloped and renovated the station, introducing many passenger friendly facilities, such as selfie points, 24*7 cafeteria and lot more amenities.[1] Lonavala Railway Station, serving Lonavala town,popular for being hill station in Maharastra, falls under Central Railways zone of Indian Railways.Lonavala is also favourite tourist hot spot, hence the need for stronger railway connectivity to serve passengers and tourists. Being one of the attractive destinations for tourists, this railway station has been redeveloped with attractive station infrastructure and advanced passenger-friendly facilities. Following are some of the salient features of Lonavala Railway station redevelopment project:
1.Around 231 solar panels have been installed at the station for tapping into environment-friendly energy consumption.
2.Two plastic bottle crushing machines have been installed at station premises.
3.One solar water cooler has been installed.
4.Three attractive selfie points have been set up for entertainment purpose.
5.One new pay and park facility had been opened at the station.
6.One rainwater harvesting system had been set up at the station which caters to the eco friendly consumption.
7.Composting plant at the station had been redeveloped for organic decomposition of waste.
8.Concourse area had been renovated by depicting karla caves and colourful lighting.
9.New 24*7 cafeteria had been opened in platform 2.
Trains
Express / Mails
- Ahmedabad–Pune Ahimsa Express
- Veraval–Pune Express
- Bhuj–Pune Express
- Pune–Jodhpur Express
- Pune–Ernakulam Express (via Panvel)
- Pune–Jaipur Superfast Express
- Pune–Bhusaval Express (via Nasik Road)
- Mumbai CST–Chennai Express
- Mumbai–Chennai Mail
- Latur–Mumbai Express
- Mumbai CST–Solapur Siddheshwar Express
- Hyderabad–Mumbai Express
- Mumbai–Hyderabad Hussainsagar Express
- Dadar–Chennai Egmore Express
- Mumbai–Bhubaneswar Konark Express
- Kanyakumari–Mumbai Express
- Mumbai–Bangalore Udyan Express
- Dadar Central–Puducherry Chalukya Express
- Dadar Central–Tirunelveli Chalukya Express
- Dadar–Mysore Sharavati Express
- Rajkot–Secunderabad Express
- Rajkot–Coimbatore Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Coimbatore Express
- Jodhpur–Bangalore Express
- Ajmer–Bangalore City Garib Nawaz Express
- Ajmer–Yeswanthpur Garib Nawaz Express
- Gandhidham–Bangalore City Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Madurai Express
- Mumbai–Nagercoil Express
- Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Express
- Mahalaxmi Express
- Mumbai–Machilipatnam Express
- Ahmedabad–CSMT Kolhapur Express
- Bhavnagar Terminus–Kakinada Port Express
- ahemdabad-pune duronto
Passengers
- Pune–Karjat Passenger
- Mumbai CST–Pandharpur Fast Passenger
- Mumbai CST–Bijapur Fast Passenger
- Mumbai CST–Sainagar Shirdi Fast Passenger
References
- Nikita, Prasad (26 February 2020). "Tourists delight! Indian Railways Lonavala station redeveloped with selfie points, solar panels & more". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links
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