Halt to Passenger trains at Saundal (SUAL) station (New Halt station)
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to provide a halt to Train No. 50101/50102 Ratnagiri - Madgaon - Ratnagiri Passenger & Train No. 50105/50106 Sawantwadi Road - Diva - Sawantwadi Road Passenger at SAUNDAL (SUAL) station (new halt station) at km 260/42 between Vilavade (VID) & Rajapur (RAJP) stations.
Halt to Train no. 50105 Diva - Sawantwadi & Train No. 50102 Madgaon – Ratnagiri Passenger will be provided w.e.f.09.04.2017
Transforming Konkan Railways Into A Fast and Efficient Railway
The alignment of Konkan Railway runs through Western Ghats geographically challenging terrain. Konkan Railway is engaged in train operations between ROHA – MANGALORE for a stretch of 740 kms since 1998. Konkan Railway has made significant strides in its 26 years of existence.
ADDITIONAL SUMMER SPECIAL TRAINS
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run Additional Summer Special Trains between Mumbai CST – Ernakulam Jn. - Mumbai CST on Konkan Railway Route in co-ordination with Central Railway to clear extra rush of passengers. The details are as follows:-
Train No. 01065 / 01066 Mumbai CST – Ernakulam JN. – Mumbai CST Additional Summer Special:-
EXTENSION OF TRIPS OF TRAIN NO. 09458 / 09457
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to extend the trips of Train No. 09458 / 09457 Gandhidham – Tirunelvelli – Gandhidham special on special fare on Konkan Railway Route in co-ordination with Western Railway to clear extra rush of passengers. The details are as follows:-
Train No. 09458 / 09457 Gandhidham – Tirunelvelli – Gandhidham special on special fare:-
TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT '' ANGAMALI FOR KALADI STATION '' DURING ''MALAYATOOR KURISUMUDI CHURCH FESTIVAL''
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided by Southern Railway to give Temporary stoppage for Train No. 16345 / 16346 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Thiruvananthapuram Netravati Express at ''Angamali for Kaladi Station'' (AFK) during ''Malayatoor Kurisumudi Church festival''
Passengers may avail the services.
RUNNING OF BHARAT DARSHAN SPECIAL TRAIN
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run Bharat Darshan Special Train on special fare on Konkan Railway Route organized by IRCTC/ South zone. The details are as follows:-
Train No. 06945 Madgaon – Durgapura Bharat Darshan Special on special Fare :-
Train No. 06945 Madgaon – Durgapura Bharat Darshan special on special fare will leave from Madgaon at 22:00 Hrs on 01/04/2017 (Saturday). Train will reach Durgapura at 09:15 Hrs on 03/04/2017.
RUNNING OF SUMMER SPECIAL TRAIN
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run Summer Special Train on special fare on Konkan Railway Route in co-ordination with Southern Railway to clear extra rush of passengers. The details are as follows:-
Train No. 06055 / 06056 Chennai Central – Madgaon – Chennai Central Weekly Special on special Fare :-
Train No. 06055 Chennai Central – Madgaon weekly special on special fare will leave from Chennai Central at 17:30 Hrs on every Tuesday (04/04/2017 to 06/06/2017 ). Train will reach Madgaon at 16:00 Hrs on next day.
Traffic Block between Nagothane and Roha station
Central Railway will take up Traffic block for Commissioning of Nagothane & Roha section Doubling work and Roha yard remodeling work (Pre-NI & NI Work) from 30/03/2017 to 01/04/2017. The following trains will be affected due to this traffic block :-
Duration of Traffic Block:
On 30/03/2017 (Thursday) : 03hrs (12.00hrs to 15.00hrs Traffic Block)
On 31/03/2017 (Friday) : 06hrs (12.35hrs to 18.35hrs Traffic Block for Commissioning of New Panel at Roha station).
INAUGURATION OF LIFELINE EXPRESS BY HON'BLE MR AT RATNAGIRI STATION ON 28/03/2017
Hon'ble Minister for Railways Shri Suresh Prabahkar Prabhu will inaugurate the hospital on wheels which is called Lifeline Express at Ratnagiri Railway station remotely through video conference at 11:00 hrs of 28/03/2017.
Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony of Jaigad - Digni Rail Link
A 33.7-km railway corridor, connecting Jaigarh Port to the Digni station of Konkan Railway, is set to become a reality.
On 25/03/2017, Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra , Shri Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Railways and Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Transport & port has laid the foundation stone for the construction work Jaigarh-Digni Rail link for developing of new railway line, connecting Jaigarh Port to the new Digni station on Konkan Rail network.
Salient Features of the Rail link project is as under -