Konkan Railway
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The Konkan Railway (Railway Symbol:KR) is a zone of the Indian Railways which operates along the Konkan coast of India.
It is constituted as a separately incorporated railway, with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai. By May 1999 Konkan Railway had laid a 760km route from Roha to Mangalore along the western coast of India (the Konkan region). The route is a single-line track, and is not electrified yet. It has been designed for high-speed traffic (160 km/h). It is open to goods and passenger traffic. KR does not have divisions like the other Indian Railway, however, it has two regions with headquarters at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and Karwar in Goa. The Ratnagiri region extends from Roha to Sawantwadi, while the Karwar region extends from Pernem to Thokur (the latter being where Southern Railway begins, a few stations north of Mangalore).
Note: Although KR is currently single-line, KR and South Western Railway lines run parallel from Majorda to Madgaon, making that section a double-line.
External Links
- Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (http://www.konkanrailway.com)
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