There was a demand from the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa for doubling of Konkan Railway track in Goa state. He also demanded suburban like services should be started connecting different stations of Konkan Railway in Goa State. He stressed the need for starting atleast one or two DEMU service without waiting for the doubling of the tracks. Taking this into account the Hon’ble Minister for Railways   Shri Suresh Prabhu had issued the instructions to Konkan Railway to look into the feasibility of introducing a DEMU service at the earliest. Fulfilling the demand, one DEMU service in Goa region connecting Pernem shall be introduced w.e.f. 8th August 2015. This DEMU Service will be flagged off by Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister for Railways.