Panvel (Marathi pronunciation: [pənʋeːl]) is a city and taluka in Raigad district of Maharashtra, India.

Panvel is situated on the banks of the Gadhi river which flows and connects all the way to the Arabian Sea.

Panvel is a medium-sized city but densely populated as it is strategically placed between Mumbai and Pune.

The city prospered and grew due to the influence of large scale trade by land and sea.

There were historic cannons (during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) situated on Panvel fort.

It lies adjacent to the Navi Mumbai International Airport forming its eastern boundary.

The development of New Panvel was initiated in 1970 to meet the housing requirements of employees working in the nearby industrial MIDC areas such as Taloja, Rasayani, Patalganga & Pen.

New Panvel is strategically located on the eastern side of the Mumbai-Bangalore National Highway (NH-4) and just west of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway.

New Panvel is just adjacent to the under construction D.B Patil International Airport which is located in Ulwe, a node in Navi Mumbai.

Educational institutions in Panvel include: Panvel in Navi Mumbai city, is surrounded by some major Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) managed regions like Patalganga, Taloja, Nagothane, Roha, Khopoli, Bhiwandi.

Some of the Indian industry majors like Larsen & Toubro Limited, Reliance, Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd., ISRO's Propellant Complex., ONGC, IPCL are based around Panvel providing mass employment.

It was a fort of strategic importance as it overlooked the Bor pass which connected the Konkan coast to the interior of Maharashtra (Vidharba)[7] and was the main trade route between these areas.

In the sanctuary one can find around 150 species of birds, such as the red vented bulbul, Indian grey hornbill, owl, paradise fly catcher.

Vasudeo Balwant Phadke was born on 1845-11-04 in Shirdhon village of Panvel taluka based in Raigad district in Maharashtra state.

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[10] Panvel is an important junction point as many major highways meet and pass through the city.

Old Panvel has relatively less maintained roads which are congested due to lack of planning on part of the PMC.

It is also considered as an entry point for trains bound for Konkan Railway from northern and western India.

Also, the Ernakulam – Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express has a technical halt at Panvel for crew change, refueling and catering.

In addition, Panvel handles 116 suburban trains which go to destinations Mumbai CSMT, Wadala Road, Goregaon and Thane.

The trains run on diesel traction and alternating current (the tracks to Konkan are not electrified south of Roha), and Panvel is a refueling point for their locomotives.

Panvel also handles crew and locomotive change for a few long-distance passenger / freight trains.

Following this incident, the number of security guards and ticket checkers was nearly doubled and awareness was being created amongst travellers.

There is no "Fare Chart" defined by RTO for Panvel, unlike other parts of Navi Mumbai.

The ST buses are available from Panvel to Khopoli, Karjat, Rasayani, Alibaug, Pen, Roha, Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Dombivli, Badlapur, Dadar, Uran as well as beyond Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

It is the major bus station for the state as it a junction for Konkan and Pune routes buses.