Salient Features

A.TRACK
 GaugeBroad Gauge (1676 mm)
 Route Length738.941km
 Ruling Gradient1 in 150 (compensated) (0.67 percent)
 Rails
52 kg 90  UTS (Long Welded Rails for Roha-TOK Down line)
60 Kg 90 UTS(Long Welded Rails for Roha-Veer Up line)
 SleepersPre Stressed Concrete (PSC) mono block sleepers @ 1540no.s per KM for Down line and at 1660 No per Km for UP line(ROHA-VEER).
 Turn Outs1 in 12, 52kg Thick Web Switches on PSC Sleepers
 No. of curves
340 Nos in ROHA-TOK DN line and
42 Nos in ROHA-VEER Up line
 
 Signalling
Multiple Aspect Colour Light Signals (Panel Interlocking / Electronic Interlocking corresponding to Standard III)
B.EARTHWORK
 Maximum Height - Embankment25m
 Deepest Cutting50m
 Total length in Cuttings223.786km
C.STATIONS
 Total No. of Stations72
  More than 3 lines16
  3 lines29
  2 lines23
  Halt04
D.BRIDGES2286
 Major Bridges190 (Linear waterway 19.823km)
 Minor Bridges1701 ( Liner waterway of 5.58km)
 No. of Road Crossings

395 ( Road over Bridges/Road under Bridges/Foot Over Bridges

& Aquaduct)
 Longest span Concrete Bridges53.5 m (PSC Box Culvert)
 longest Span Steel Bridges
124.2 m (open web steel through girder) on river Zuari and Mandovi in Goa
 Longest Bridge(2065.8 m) Across Sharavati river in Honnavar
 Tallest Viaduct64 m high Panval Nadi in Ratnagiri
 First Bridge to be launched by Incremental LaunchingPanval Nadi Viaduct (420m long) PSC box girder
E.TUNNELS
 Number of Tunnels91 no. ( Total length 84.496 km)
 Longest Tunnel6.5km (Karbude Tunnel near Ratnagiri)
 Number of tunnels with Ballastless track06 nos.
FSavings in Distance (Kms.)SECTOROther RouteKonkan Railway RouteSaving
  Mangaluru - Mumbai20419141127
  Mangaluru- Ahmedabad265313581295
  Mangaluru - Delhi30332249784
  Cochin- Mumbai18491336513
G.
Savings in Travel Time (Hrs.)Mumbai -Mangalore411526
  Mumbai - Cochin362412
  Mumbai - Goa201010
H.Project CostRs. 3555 Crores