A few stations in Chiplun – Ukshi section on Konkan Railway route experienced earthquake tremors at 0733 hrs today. The quake measured 3.2 on Richter scale and was reported by Stations Masters of Kamathe, Savarda, Ukshi and Sangameshwar stations. No damage has occurred to any of the engineering structures on Konkan Railway route following the quake.

Position of Trains on Konkan Railway route

Six passenger trains were regulated at various stations on Konkan Railway route and these 6 trains are running one to two hours late following derailment of one wheel of a Goods train between Adavali and Nivsar stations at 0330 hrs today. The affected wagon was re-railed at 0636 hrs and the traffic has been restarted.

Due to the derailment, only the following 6 passenger carrying trains will be running late by 1 to 2 hours. None of the other passenger carrying trains are likely to be affected. The 6 trains are :

Position of Trains on Konkan Railway route

The following passenger carrying trains have been cancelled / short terminated / diverted following the derailment of only 5 wagons out of 41 wagons of an empty Goods train between Ukshi and Sangameshwar stations at 0810 hrs today on Konkan Railway route. Refund will be given to passengers for cancelled / terminated trains. Trans-shipment is being arranged for passengers for a few trains. The details are as below:

Following trains are short terminated:

STATUS OF TRAINS ON KONKAN RLY ROUTE

Further to the position of various passenger carrying trains given earlier in the day, the following trains are also diverted / cancelled / partially cancelled.

Following Trains are being diverted:

Down Trains:

1. 16337 OKHA-Ernakulam Express left OKHA on 14/04/2014

2. 12450 Chandigarh-Madgaon ‘Goa Sampark Kranti’ Express left Nizamuddin on 14/04/2014

KONKAN RLY TRACK RESTORED

Train services resume

The railway track at Ukshi – Sangameshwar section on Konkan Railway route, which was affected following derailment of 5 wagons of an empty Goods train yesterday morning, has been restored. The derailed wagons were removed from the section at 0440 hrs today morning and track fit certificate was issued at 0650 hrs. With this, the train services have been resumed in the section.

Summer Special Trains on Konkan Railway Route

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run a Special weekly Express trains between Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Ernakulam – Lokmanya Tilak (T) and Lokmanya Tilak (T) – Kochuveli – Lokmanya (T) via Konkan Railway route to cater to the extra rush of passengers during summer season.

1) Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Ernakulam – Lokmanya Tilak (T)

Known for its efficient management practices and appreciated for the same by the World Bank in the past, Konkan Railway has recently been rated “Excellent” for its Corporate Governance by the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). The rating is for the year 2012-13 and is based on degree of compliance to guidelines issued by DPE on Corporate Governance. The financial year 2013-14 also saw augmentation in various passenger amenities on the Konkan Railway route as well as in earnings.

SPECIAL TRAINS FOR GUDI PADVA FESTIVAL ON

KONKAN RLY ROUTE

Good news for passengers !! In order to cater to the train passengers going to Konkan region for the Gudi Padva festival, reserved special trains will be run between CSTM and Madgaon on Konkan Railway route on 29/3/2014.

Train no. 01005 CSTM – Madgaon special train will leave from CSTM at 0020 hrs and reach Madgaon at 1240 hrs same day.

Train no. 01006 Madgaon – CSTM special train will leave from Madgaon at 1330 hrs and reach CSTM at 2355 hrs same day.

Extra coaches for Janshatabdi Exp during March

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to temporarily augment Train no. 12051/12052 Dadar – Madgaon – Dadar Janshatabdi Express. Apart from this experimental halt will be provided to Train no. 22113/22114 LTT-Kochuveli Exp at Bhatkal station on Konkan Railway route.

Two additional second class Chair Car coaches and One additional A.C Chair Car coach will be attached to Train no. 12051/12052 Dadar – Madgaon – Dadar Janshatabdi Express from 01/03/2014 to 31/03/2014.

Experimental halt for 2 trains at Udupi

Good news for passengers !!Railway Board has decided to provide halt for Train no. 12483 / 12484 Amritsar – Kochuveli Exp and Train no. 12288 / 12287 Dehradun – Kochuveli Express at Udupi station on an experimental basis for a period of 3 months w.e.f 5/3/2014 to 4/6/2014.

Train no. 12484 Amritsar-Kochuveli Exp will halt at Udupi at 0110 hrs and Train no. 12483 Kochuveli – Amritsar Exp will halt at Udupi station at 2144 hrs.