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–PuneSuburban 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.
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.[2] 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.
^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.
^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.
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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 LonavalaPune Suburban Railway stationGeneral informationLocationLonavala Tal Maval Dist PuneCoordinates18 44 57 5 N 73 24 29 E 18 749306 N 73 40806 E 18 749306 73 40806Elevation622 00 metres 2 040 68 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysLine s Pune Suburban RailwayMumbai Chennai lineMumbai Dadar Solapur sectionPlatforms3Tracks10ConstructionParkingYesOther informationStatusActiveStation codeLNLFare zoneCentral RailwayHistoryElectrifiedYesServicesPreceding station Pune Suburban Railway Following station Terminus Lonavala Line Malavlitowards Pune JunctionLocationLonavalaLocation within Maharashtra 11301 Udyan Express on approach to Lonavala railway station vtePune LonavalaPune Suburban Railway System Legend Pune Junction RTO Bridge Mutha River JM Road Bridge Shivajinagar FC Road Bridge Range Hills Bridge Khadki Crossing Khadki Mula River Dapodi Crossing Dapodi Dapodi Bridge Kasarwadi PCMC Power House Pimpri Shatlejatal Dhandge Path Chinchwad Bridge Chinchwad Akurdi Bridge Nigdi Pradhikaran Bridge Akurdi Ravet Crossing Mumbai Pune road NH 4 Dehu Road Begdewadi Ghorawadi Talegaon Talegaon Urse Road Vadgaon Kanhe Kamshet Mumbai Pune road NH 4 Malavli Mumbai Pune Expressway Lonavala Contents 1 Infrastructure and Amenities 2 Trains 2 1 Express Mails 2 2 Passengers 3 References 4 External linksInfrastructure and Amenities editIndian 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 2 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 editExpress Mails edit 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 edit Pune Karjat Passenger Mumbai CST Pandharpur Fast Passenger Mumbai CST Bijapur Fast Passenger Mumbai CST Sainagar Shirdi Fast PassengerReferences edit Nikita Prasad 26 February 2020 Tourists delight Indian Railways Lonavala station redeveloped with selfie points solar panels amp more The Financial Express Financial Express Retrieved 12 February 2021 Nikita Prasad 26 February 2020 Tourists delight Indian Railways Lonavala station redeveloped with selfie points solar panels amp more The Financial Express Financial Express Retrieved 12 February 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lonavla railway station Lonavla Station wikimapia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lonavala railway station amp oldid 1179455988, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
