Owned by Indian Railways Bicycle facilities Yes Opened 1877 Phone 098209 20351 Platforms in use 8 | Parking Yes Disabled access DIVA Elevation 6.76 m Owner Indian Railways | |
Location Sadguru Nagar, Diva, Thane district, Maharashtra Status Quadruple Electric-Line Address Sadguru Nagar, Diva, Thane, Maharashtra 400612 Tracks 10 (Quadruple Electric-Line) Similar Kopar railway station, Panvel railway station, Nilaje railway station, Kharbao railway station, Asangaon railway station |
Diva Junction railway station is a Junction Railway Station between Mumbra and Kopar that is situated in Maharashtra State, in India. It was opened in 1877.
This is a major junction in the Central Railway of Mumbai. One end of the Asia's one time third largest Parsik tunnel (1.3 km) built during the British Rule (1916) in India ends at Diva. The east part of Diva station is Sabe and west is Diva. It is provides access to north, western railway to DIVA-VASAI and also towards Konkan railway a DIVA- PANVEL-ROHA-towards Konkan railway.
From 18 December 2016 fast local trains halt at Diva. Few passenger trains towards Konkan railway also halt at Diva Junction. There is also demand from the local people to start Diva-CST local train, as the population of Diva is increasing rapidly. Parsik tunnel which starts at end of Thane and ends near Diva is mainly used by Fast local train skipping Mumbra and Kalwa. As of now there are 8 platforms in this station.