Karjat | |
Type: | Indian Railways and Mumbai Suburban Railway station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Karjat, Raigad district |
Line: | Central Line Mumbai–Chennai line Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section |
Elevation: | 51.75m (169.78feet) |
Electrified: | Yes |
Code: | KJT S (local) |
Owned: | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways |
Zone: | Central Railways |
Map Type: | India#Maharashtra |
Map Dot Label: | Karjat |
Map State: | collapsed |
Karjat (station code: KJT/S for South (local)) is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. Karjat is a major rail terminus, connected via local trains to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai, and [1]
Regular shuttle trains run between Karjat and Pune. Located about halfway between Mumbai and Pune, the town is a famous stop to buy Vada pav, (a popular potato savoury originated from here) when travelling by train between the two cities. Almost all long distance and all short-distance trains halt here.
A new broad-gauge railway started between Karjat and and harbour railway line now stands extended up to Karjat.
Karjat has a bus terminal near railway station in Bhisegaon. It is well connected to other cities in and around the state by Maharashtra's state-owned passenger buses.