Archive · 1 Dec 2025
Railway Renames Seawoods-Darave Station
The Central Railway has changed the name of a train station in Navi Mumbai.
The old name was Seawoods-Darave, and now it is called Seawood-Darave-Karave.
This change was made because the Maharashtra Government asked for it, and the surveyor-general of India approved it.
The station is on the harbour line, which connects Navi Mumbai to Mumbai.
The name change includes the name of Karave village, which was not included in the original name.
The station's code has also changed from SWDV to SWDK.
Central Railway renamed Seawoods-Darave station to Seawood-Darave-Karave.
The change was requested by the Maharashtra Government and approved by the surveyor-general of India.
The station is on the harbour line connecting Navi Mumbai to Mumbai.
The new name includes Karave village, which was previously omitted.
The station code changed from SWDV to SWDK.
- Who
- Central Railway
- What
- Renamed Seawoods-Darave station to Seawood-Darave-Karave
- When
- Notification issued on November 29
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Why
- Request from Maharashtra Government and approval by the surveyor-general of India
- Station Name
- Seawood-Darave-Karave
- Previous Name
- Seawoods-Darave
- Location
- Navi Mumbai
- Request From
- Maharashtra Government
- Approval By
- Surveyor-General of India
- New Station Code
- SWDK
- Old Station Code
- SWDV
