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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Lonavala
| type = [[Pune Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Lonavla railway station - Entrance.jpg
| image_caption =
| address = [[Lonavala]], Tal. [[Maval]], Dist. [[Pune district|Pune]]
| country =
| elevation = {{convert|622.00|m|ft}}
| line = [[Pune Suburban Railway]]<br/>[[Mumbai–Chennai line]]<br/>[[Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section]]
| other =
| structure =
| platform = 3
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 10
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = LNL
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]
| map_type = India Maharashtra
| coordinates = {{coord|18|44|57.5|N|73|24|29|E|display=inline}}
| services = [[Indian Railways]]
{{s-rail|title=Pune Suburban Railway}}
{{s-line|system=Pune Suburban Railway|line=Lonavala Line|branch=Main Line |previous= |next=Malavli }}
}}

'''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–{{stnlnk|Pune}} [[Pune Suburban Railway|Suburban Trains]]. 17 suburban trains operate on the Pune–Lonavala route. Lonavla is also a halt for [[Mumbai CST|Mumbai]]–Pune Express and Mail trains. The [[Karjat]]–Pune passenger train also has a halt at Lonavala. Trains traveling on the [[Kalyan Junction railway station|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 {{convert|8|km}} from Lonavla.

[[File:11301 Udyan Express on approach to Lonavala station.jpg|thumb|11301 Udyan Express on approach to Lonavala railway station]]

{{Pune Junction – Lonavala RDT}}

==Infrastructure and Amenities==

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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nikita |first1=Prasad |title=Tourists delight! Indian Railways Lonavala station redeveloped with selfie points, solar panels & more |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/tourists-delight-indian-railways-lonavala-station-redeveloped-with-selfie-points-solar-panels-more/1880747/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Financial Express |publisher=Financial Express |date=26 February 2020 |ref=Lonavala Reference 1}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Lonavala Reference 1">{{cite news |last1=Nikita |first1=Prasad |title=Tourists delight! Indian Railways Lonavala station redeveloped with selfie points, solar panels & more |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/tourists-delight-indian-railways-lonavala-station-redeveloped-with-selfie-points-solar-panels-more/1880747/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Financial Express |publisher=Financial Express |date=26 February 2020}}</ref> 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==

===Express / Mails===

# [[Ahmedabad Junction railway station|Ahmedabad]]–[[Pune Junction railway station|Pune]] [[Ahimsa Express]]
# [[Veraval–Pune Express]]
# [[Bhuj–Pune Express]]
# [[Pune–Jodhpur Express]]
# [[Pune–Ernakulam Express]] (via {{stnlnk|Panvel}})
# [[Pune–Jaipur Superfast Express]]
# [[Pune–Bhusaval Express]] (via {{stnlnk|Nasik Road}})
# [[Mumbai CST–Chennai Express]]
# [[Mumbai–Chennai Mail]]
# [[Latur–Mumbai Express]]
# [[Mumbai CST]]–{{stnlnk|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]]

===Passengers===

# [[Pune–Karjat Passenger]]
# [[Mumbai CST–Pandharpur Fast Passenger]]
# [[Mumbai CST–Bijapur Fast Passenger]]
# [[Mumbai CST–Sainagar Shirdi Fast Passenger]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Lonavla railway station}}
* [http://wikimapia.org/8308780/Lonavla-Railway-Station-marked-by-Subhash-Patil-of-Bhusawal-9422280280 Lonavla Station (wikimapia)]

{{Pune Suburban Railway}}
{{Central Railway}}
{{Pune district topics}}
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Pune Suburban Railway]]
[[Category:Lonavala-Khandala]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Pune district]]
[[Category:Mumbai CR railway division]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Lonavala-Khandala]]

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->Strickesel at 16:28, 20 March 2021