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Lower Parel railway station

Coordinates:18°59′43″N72°49′48″E/ 18.99528°N 72.83000°E/18.99528; 72.83000
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Lower Parel
Mumbai Suburban Railwaystation
General information
Coordinates18°59′43″N72°49′48″E/ 18.99528°N 72.83000°E/18.99528; 72.83000
Owned byMinistry of Railways,Indian Railways
Line(s)Western Line
Platforms3
Tracks5
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePL
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened1867[citation needed]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Mumbai Suburban Railway Following station
Mahalaxmi
towardsChurchgate
Western line Parel-Prabhadevi
Location
Lower Parel is located in Mumbai
Lower Parel
Lower Parel
Location within Mumbai

Lower Parel(Pronunciation:[pəɾəɭ],[pəɾeːl];station code:PL) railway station is arailway stationon the Western Line of theMumbai Suburban Railway,India. The next station south isMahalaxmi railway station;the next station north isPrabhadevi.

Lower Parel railway station has three platforms. From platform no.1, slow local trains go towards Dadar-Bandra-Andheri-Borivali -Virar, from platform no.2, slow local trains go towardsMumbai Central-Churchgate,and Platform No.3 is kept as a reserve that can be used in emergency and during mega-block on Sundays.

As Lower Parel has become a corporate hub, thousands of people use the railway station daily, which makes the Lower Parel railway station one of the most crowded local railway stations in Mumbai.

It has a connection to phase II of theMumbai Monorail,[1]opened in 2019.

The Delisle Bridge, which connects to Lower Parel, was shut to traffic in 2018 and reopened in November 2023 after pandemic-caused delays.[2]

Lower Parel platformboard

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Notes and references

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  1. ^"Mumbai Monorail Phase 2 inaugurated: India's 1st monorail network fully operational – Fare, route, frequency".Times Now.4 March 2019.Retrieved4 March2019.
  2. ^Baliga, Linah (23 November 2023)."After being shut for 5 years, Delisle Bridge to open fully today".Hindustan Times.Retrieved23 November2023.