Parel railway station

Parel
परळ
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
General information
Coordinates19°00′33″N 72°50′15″E / 19.009161°N 72.837608°E / 19.009161; 72.837608
Elevation5.935 metres (19.47 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Central Line
Platforms5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePR
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Opened9th December 1867[1]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Currey Road Central line Dadar
towards Kasara or Khopoli
Location
Parel is located in Mumbai
Parel
Parel
Location within Mumbai

Parel is a railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, serving the Parel neighbourhood of Mumbai. The next station south is Currey Road; the next station north is Dadar. A footbridge links Parel on the Central Line to Prabhadevi on Western Line.

Parel railway station was opened on 9th December 1867.[1] Platforms 4 and 5 are reserved for employees of the Parel railway workshop and for some Fast local train stops and platforms 1, 2 and 3 are open to the general public.[2] The station sells around 2.2 million tickets each year.[2]

  1. ^ a b "[IRFCA] CR Mumbai Timeline of Suburban Stations". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Parel station: A commuter's worst nightmare". DNA. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.