TOLL FREE TRAIN STATUS ENQUIRY NUMBER ON KONKAN RLY

30th Oct, 2014

TOLL FREE TRAIN STATUS ENQUIRY NUMBER ON KONKAN RLY

Passengers now have the facility of knowing the running status of trains on Konkan Railway route by dialling a dedicated toll-free number. Passengers can dial 18002661332 toll-free number from any location to know the status of trains. The enquiry can be made only for trains that are on Konkan Railway section from Roha to Thokur. Passengers can also dial the all-India train enquiry number 139.

CANCELLATION OF TRAIN NO. 00116/00115 RATNAGIRI – LTT- RATNAGIRI SPECIAL OF 01.09.2014

PRESS RELEASE

During Ganpati Festival more than 200 Nos. Special Trains have been planned to cater to extra rush of passengers over Konkan region.

Immediately after Ganesh Chaturthi there is low demand from passengers which is likely to go up towards end of Ganpati festival.

It is noticed that only 125 No. Of Passengers are booked in Train No. 00116 Ratnagiri – LTT Special Train against capacity of 1350 passengers and only 282 passengers are booked in train No. 00115 LTT- RN Special. These passengers can be cleared by other trains running on same route.

RUNNING OF ONAM SPECIAL TRAINS ON KONKAN RAILWAY

01st September , 2014

PRESS RELEASE

RUNNING OF ONAM SPECIAL TRAINS  ON KONKAN RAILWAY

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run following special trains on Konkan Railway route to clear extra rush of passengers during Onam Festival in co-ordination with Central Railway.  The details are as under :-

1) Train no. 01067/01068 Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Kochuveli – Lokmanya Tilak (T) Express

LOW PATRONAGE OF HOLIDAY SPECIAL NO. 00116/00115 BETWEEN RATNAGIRI AND LOKMANYA TILAK (T)

Date : 01.09.2014

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Low Patronage of Holiday Special No. 00116/00115 Between Ratnagiri and Lokmanya Tilak (T)

On 1st September only 125 passengers had reserved their seats against availability of 1080 seats on train No 00116. Alternative trains were available for them  therefore to avoid congestion on the route the same has been cancelled.

Inconvenience caused to the passengers is deeply regretted.

KONKAN RAILWAY IN THE SERVICE OF GANAPATI DEVOTEES OF KONKAN REGION

Date: 01.09.2014

 

Press Release

Konkan Railway in the Service of Ganapati Devotees of Konkan Region

 

From 22nd to 31st August 2014 Konkan Railway has run 42 Special trains from Mumbai area towards Konkan Region.

They have carried about 45,000 Nos of Devotees to their homes in the Konkan Region. It will be worth mentioning that out of 42 Specials maximum 07 were run on 27th August to take care of extra rush of passengers.

SPECIAL MEASURES BY KONKAN RAILWAY FOR GANESH UTSAV 2014

Date : 01.09.2014

Press Release

Special Measures by Konkan Railway for Ganesh Utsav 2014

 

Konkan Railway will be running more than 200 Ganpati Special trains between 22nd August to 13th  September 2014.

In order to facilitate proper and punctual running of these trains for the convenience  of passengers, Konkan Railway has severely restricted movement of Goods Trains, including RORO on its system.

DETENTION OF TRAINS

01st September , 2014

PRESS RELEASE

DETENTION OF TRAINS

The following trains were detained due to tree fallen between Roha and Nagothane stations of Central Railway.

1)Train No. 19262   -  40 Min.
2) Train No. 02004  -  1 Hr 20 Min.
3) Train No. 16346  -  1 Hr 20 Min.

REQUEST FOR MEMORABILIA

Thank you for the warm response received from your end with regard to forwarding to us your experiences, photographs, anecdotes, stories, incidents, since the inception of Konkan Railway till date.

Formation of Konkan Railway is a journey by itself. Many memories, incidents, stories, photographs, anecdotes etc. are part of this journey. We request you to share these with us and send us your experiences, photographs, anecdotes, stories, incidents, since the inception of Konkan Railway till date.

LOW PATRONAGE OF SHATABDI, DOUBLE DECKER AND AC RESERVED SPECIAL

Date : 02.09.2014

PRESS RELEASE

Low patronage of Shatabdi, Double Decker and AC Reserved Special

During the current Ganesh Utsav, Konkan Railway had introduced AC Shatabdi, Double Decker and AC Reserved special trains.

The patronage of these trains has been very low.  The total occupancy in these trains since 22.08.14 up to 01.09.14 is tabulated below:-

QUICK RESTORATION

Date : 02.09.2014

PRESS RELEASE

Quick restoration

At 06:10 hrs on the morning of 24th August 2014, 08 loaded goods wagons  derailed at Karanjadi station of Konkan Railway.

Without any delay, Accident Relief Trains along with 140T Cranes were rushed from Goa on Konkan Railway and Kurla on Central Railway.