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at important Stations on the route - at Verna Shri Tayal is also credited with initiating a number the much needed push and steady progress Abhiyan" and in soft skills under the Ramakrishna Hegde Soft Skills Development Centre, or

near Goa, at Sawantwadi and at Ankola. of projects under the Corporate Social with his personal attention. 2022-2023 is going construction of separate toilets for girls in schools so that their dropout rate can be reversed, or

For the first time ever in 2008, the Corporation Responsibility Program, viz. initiating computer to see a record revenue of `3,400+ cr - highest taking cancer-affected children on a complimentary train trip to Goa.

earned a record `309 cr from freight traffic and literacy programs for villagers along the railway ever. While pushing for more revenues the work

freight revenue surpassed passenger earnings. route, and beautifying the Carambolim lake at of 100% Electrification, Doubling of 46km of

But still a lot had to be done in all these areas Goa to attract more migratory birds. He also Roha-Veer section and 10 new stations & 8

and much more. The finances required further introduced Shravan Seva and Sarathi Seva in loop lines were completed in the year

improvement as the costs were escalating, Konkan Railway for extending a helping hand to 2021-2022. Electrification of KRCL was

passenger demands for more amenities had to Senior citizens and to passengers who are dedicated to the Nation by the Hon’ble Prime

be fulfilled, and there was the growing physically challenged. Roll-on Roll-off, the coveted service of Konkan Minister on 20 June 2022. Shri Gupta has
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Railway, has been further improved by successfully overcome the challenge of All the successive persons who have led the Konkan Railway
With his single minded efforts electrification and Corporation from the time of its inception have been legends in
Shri Gupta to carry more number of trucks per keeping the Railway working during the

doubling project were initiated and foundation their own right, burning with the same zeal to win against all odds.
trip and thus increase the revenues of the Covid-19 crisis, when the revenue was close to
stone laying function by Hon’ble Minister for Konkan Railway is what it is today due to the unparalleled
Corporation. Having a robust knowledge of zero, but salary payments continued. The
Railways was done in November 2015. contribution of each one of these stalwarts. A legacy that lives on.
traffic operations in railways, and with Corporation suffered great loss during

Furthermore to augment line capacity work on
knowledge of Mechanical Engineering he is 2020-2021 & 2021-2022 but with the rebound
10 additional stations & 8 loop lines was also
credited with the idea of a change of in revenue and exceptional work in USBRL
initiated. There-after Shri Sanjay Gupta, hailing
combination of the RORO wagons to carry more work the year 2022-2023 will see record profits.
from the famous Indian Railway Institute of
trucks per trip and came up with modified BRN TENURES of MDs/CMDs
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE), Today scores of villagers along the Konkan
and modified BOXN wagons that enable the
responsibility towards the community and the Jamalpur, Shri Sanjay Gupta, first as Director Railway route are grateful to the railway for Dr E Sreedharan 30.10.1990 15.12.1997
Corporation now to carry about 50 trucks per
environment at large - the factors that appealed (Operations) and then later as Chairman & changing their lives in more than one way.
direction per trip. Shri B Rajaram 15.12.1997 30.01.2005
to a Traffic Officer from the railways with an Managing Director of KRCL, is credited with While they have got several business

MBA degree to take up the challenge. further growth of the Corporation. Understanding that future of Konkan Railway opportunities due to the railway, Konkan

Shri Bhanu Prakash Tayal took over as the depends on more hinterland connectivity he is Railway is going beyond its business to help Dr K K Gokhale 01.02.2005 30.06.2007
A man whose mind is focused, Shri Gupta
Managing Director of Konkan Railway in 2009, a persuing rail connectivity of Chiplun-Karad them with their lives. A smile has been brought
comes across as both a hardcore business Shri Anurag Mishra 01.07.2007 31.08.2009
post which was later upgraded as Chairman and Kolhapur-Vaibhavwadi & Hubli-Ankola. on the face of scores of children, thanks to the
professional as well as a very compassionate
Managing Director. Under his leadership, efforts of Konkan Railway, whether by providing
human being who balances the task of running a The USBRL (Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Shri Bhanu P Tayal 01.09.2009 24.11.2015
Konkan Railway continued to grow and for the training to them in computer education and
very difficult railway line while touching people's Link) project of national importance, 53 km of
first time reported net profit of `11.64 cr for the basic English through the "Konkan Rail Shiksha Shri Sanjay Gupta 25.11.2015 Present
lives in more than one ways. which is being executed by Konkan Railway, got
year 2009-2010 .