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{{Short description|Railway station in Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Apta
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] Indian Railways Station
| style =
| image = Apta railway Station.JPG
| image_size =
| image_caption = Apta Railway station
| address = Dist - Raigad
| coordinates = {{coord|18.8635|73.1528|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Vasai Road–Roha line|Panvel–Roha line]]
| other = Bollywood Station
| structure = on Ground Station
| platform = 2
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 4
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| baggage_check =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes<ref>{{cite web|title='Central Rly to be completely electrified'|url=http://www.asianage.com/metros/mumbai/121118/central-rly-to-be-completely-electrified.html|website=The Asian Age|access-date=21 April 2019|date=12 November 2018}}</ref>
| accessible =
| code = APTA
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]
| former =
| passengers =
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Mumbai Suburban Railway|line=Vasai Road-Roha|left=Rasayani|right=Jite}}
| map_type = India#Maharashtra
| map_dot_label = Apta
| route_map = {{MSR Central line|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}

'''Apta railway station''' is a railway station on the [[Vasai Road–Roha line|Panvel–Roha route]] of [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]] in India. The station is situated in [[Raigad district]] of [[Navi Mumbai]] city in [[Maharashtra]]. It is 83.24 km from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus]] via {{stnlnk|Diva Junction}}. Its station code is APTA. It belongs to the [[Mumbai CR railway division|Mumbai Railway Division]] of Central Railway.<ref name="CentralRailway-20100401">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,6,1191,1192,1394,1397|title=Central Railway Mumbai Division System Map|date=1 April 2010|publisher=[[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]|access-date=4 May 2013}}</ref>

==Popular cultures==
The last scene of ''[[Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge]]'' starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and [[Kajol]] was shot there. The action scene of the Rajkumar Santoshi's ''[[Khakee]]'' was also taken there.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Deshmukh|first=Chaitraly|title=Apta railway station: Bollywood's most preferred film shooting location after CSMT|url=https://www.thebridgechronicle.com/news/maharashtra/apta-railway-station-bollywood’s-most-preferred-film-shooting-location-after-csmt-53945|access-date=2022-04-08|website=The Bridge Chronicle|date=30 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Other movies that were shot at this location include ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'', ''Chinatown'', ''[[Fida]]'', ''[[Rang De Basanti]]'', ''[[Shaadi No. 1]]'', ''[[Swades]]'', ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]'' and ''[[Aahat]] (season 4 ep 1 Blara Junction).<ref name="archive.mid-day.com">{{cite web|url=http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2005/dec/126085.htm|publisher=MiD-Day Infomedia|title=DDLJ station earns CR Rs 40 lakh a year|date=16 December 2005|access-date=20 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083351/http://archive.mid-day.com/news/2005/dec/126085.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Mumbai - Suburban Railway, Central}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Raigad district]]
[[Category:Mumbai Suburban Railway stations]]
[[Category:Panvel-Roha rail line]]

{{Maharashtra-railstation-stub}}

Apta railway station - Revision history

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