Vile Parle railway station

Vile Parle
Mumbai Suburban Railway station
Coordinates	19°05′59″N 72°50′38″E / 19.09964°N 72.84397°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Western Line, Harbour Line
Platforms	6
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Station code	VLP
Fare zone	Western Railways
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station   MSR   Following station Santacruz toward Churchgate Western Line Andheri toward Dahanu Road Santacruz toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus or Andheri Harbour Line Andheri Terminus
Location
Ville Parle Location within Mumbai

Vile Parle is a railway station on the Western line and Harbour line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It serves the Vile Parle locality.

In July 2013, Ville Parle became the first station on the Western line, and second on the Mumbai Suburban Railway (after Thane railway station), to have an escalator. It cost ₹5 million (US$74,000).^[1]

Ville Parle railway station has 6 platforms (2 - Harbour Line, 2 - Main Line, 2 - Fast train platforms although fast trains don't stop here). In addition,it has a parallel line that is generally used to trains bound to/from Bandra Terminus.

Gallery

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  Entryboard from Parle market

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  Main entry point of Parle station

References

1. Mehta, Manthan K (6 June 2013). "Vile Parle railway station to get escalator by July". Times Internet. The Times of India. Retrieved 20 September 2014.