Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu has laid a Foundation Stone for Multi Modal Logistics Park at Balli, inaugurated Coach Intermediate Overhauling Depot at Madgaon, commissioned Hand Held Device for issuing Platform Tickets and Ticket Checking Receipts as well as upgraded the Mango Pack House at Jamsande, Devgad, through remote control in a function held at Madgaon today.

With the announcement of proposed Kharepatan Station on the KR Route, the dream of the people staying in and around Kharepatan as well as surrounding areas will be fulfilled with the laying of Foundation Stone for the same by the Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu. This was a long cherished dream of the people in Konkan Region.

In order to strengthen the relationship and to have a better co-ordination for Business Augmentation, Konkan Railway has nominated the following Key Customer Relation Managers to liaison with its esteemed Freight Stakeholders :-

Sr.No

Key Customer

Relation Manager

Contact Nos.

E-mail

Stakeholders

1

Chief Operations Manager, Navi Mumbai

022-27587390

com@konkanrailway.gov.in

 Uptil now, Orthopaedically Handicapped, Paraplegic Persons / Patients who were availing Rail Travel Concessions, if found travelling alone without an Escort, which was mandatory, were treated as travelling without ticket and were being charged with penalty as per the applicable rules issued from Ministry of Railways.

           
In terms of the instructions received from Ministry of Railways, Konkan Railway is observing “Rail Hamsafar Saptaah” from 26th May to 1st June 2016.

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run an additional trips of Special  Trains between  Gandhidham – Tirunelveli – Gandhidham  to clear extra rush  of passengers of summer vacation in co-ordination with Western  Railway. Details of train services are given as under :-

Train No. 09458/ 09457 Gandhidham – Tirunelveli – Gandhidham (weekly) :-

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to augment Train No. 12617/ 12618 Ernakulam – Nizammuddin – Ernakulam  Mangala Express with  one  AC 2 tier Coach  on permanent basis. Details are as under :

1) Permanent augmentation of one AC 2 tier Coach to Train no. 12617 Ernakulam – Nizammuddin - Mangala Express  w.e.f. 19.06.2016.

2) Permanent augmentation of one AC 2 tier Coach to Train no. 12618  Nizammuddin - Ernakulam Mangala Express  w.e.f. 22.06.2016.

Passengers may avail the same.

Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run an additional trips of Special  Trains between  Gandhidham – Tirunelveli – Gandhidham  to clear extra rush  of passengers of summer vacation in co-ordination with Western  Railway. Details of train services are given as under :-

Train No. 09458/ 09457 Gandhidham – Tirunelveli – Gandhidham (weekly) :-

1st Dec, 2014

Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sevak Scheme

Konkan Railway has appointed JTBS (Jan Sadharan Ticket Booking Sevak) for booking of the current tickets in the city area itself. Passengers can take benefit of the JTBS counter opened at Savarda, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Sawantwadi, Madgaon and Surathkal towns over Konkan Railway route.

Passengers can book the current tickets from these JTBS locations upto 3 days in advance excluding date of journey.

 02nd December, 2014

RUNNING OF SPECIAL TRAINS  ON KONKAN RAILWAY

 
Good news for passengers !! It has been decided to run following Super fast premium express special trains on Konkan Railway route to clear extra rush of passengers  in co-ordination with Northern  Railway.  The details are as under :-

1) Train no. 04430 / 04429 Nizamuddin – Madgaon – Nizamuddin Super fast  Premium Express Special