With a heavy population, Panvel was once connected through land and sea trade routes. The Panvel Railway Station of Maharashtra is one of the most important junctions of the Central Railway. Having seven platforms, the station has four suburban and three main lines. The three main lines that meet at Panvel Junction are the harbour line from Mumbai CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), the Central line from Diva/Kalyan/Bhiwandi and from Roha, Central Line from Karjat, Western Freight Corridor from JNPT (Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust). Two more platforms are underway. There are 10 tracks in the station.

Platform Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 station Suburban trains and Platforms Nos. 5, 6 and 7 station Main Line Trains. Nearly, 18 daily-express trains, 26 non-daily express trains and 12 daily commuter (passenger) trains shuttle through Panvel Junction. In addition to this, there are about 116 Suburban trains journeying through this station to Thane, Mumbai CST, Andheri and Wadala Road. The Ernakulam- Nizamuddin Duronto halts here for crew change, catering and refuelling. Sizeable amounts of freight trains also move via this station. Equivalent to the Mumbai Railway Station, this station is an important one for those trains that do not stop at Mumbai.

The important trains that traverse through the Panvel Junction are the Konkan Kanya Express, the Ernakulam- Pune Superfast Express, the Rajya Rani Express, the Ahmedabad- Manglore Superfast Express and the Mumbai Express.

Panvel Railway Station Facilities (PNVL) –

Rebuilt in the year 2007, the Panvel Railway Station is the pivotal centre for the refuelling of trains. Unlike other tracks to Konkan, south to Panvel, this station is electrified. Parcel bookings, crew and locomotive change are also handled within this station. Waiting rooms and cloak rooms are at the passengers’ disposal within the station premises. Parking facilities are also available around the junction. Refreshment stalls and canteen provide snacks and food.

Panvel Railway Station Famous Food –

One must order from travelkhana.com , whenever passing through this station they offer some of the best dishes in non veg, For mutton lovers there are variety of dishes available such as mutton handi, mutton tawa masala . Amongst the value pick is the Paneer Pulao, which is fulling and at a cost of about Rs 135/- it is a filling dish for one person.

The food comes in disposable packing and comes with a handy meal kit consisting of a sturdy spoon , toothpick , napkin and a mouth freshner.

The average meal for two person is 350 rs. The order can be placed either by dialing the toll free number 8800313131 or through the website www.travelkhana.com or through the app by downloading the travelkhana app. Good discounts are also offered on order for group bookings.

Panvel Railway Station nearby Restaurants –

Hotel Saiju and Hotel Krishna priya are one of the best restaurants at Panvel, for the traveller who wants sumptuous meal they could opt any one of the restaurans . Krishnapriya is more famous for the vegetarian dishes and Saiju hotel is more famous for it’s non vegetarian dishes. The average cost for two people would be around Rs350/.

Trains Passing Through Panvel Railway Station (PNVL) –