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unusual facts about Konkan railway



Honnavar

Konkan Railway line passes through Honnavar and has a station at Karki, which is about 5 km from the centre of the town.

Indian Engineering Services

E. Sreedharan - "Metro Man of India", Former Chairman & Managing Director of the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro.

Karanjadi train crash

At 6.10am, the Matsyagandha Express passenger train, transporting commuters between Mangalore and Mumbai, was on a section of the Konkan Railway line between Veer and Karanjadi, when the engine ran headlong into the debris of a landslide caused by heavy monsoon rains, which had collapsed part of a hillside across the track, crushing steel nets put there to prevent such a fall.

Sindhudurg district

District is also well connected by Konkan railway to Mumbai, Thane,Goa and other parts of the country like Mangalore, Karwar Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Hapa, Veraval, New Delhi, Jodhpur, Porbundar by Konkan rail.


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Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School

E. Sreedharan,known for completing both the Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro projects within budget and ahead of schedule.

Konkan Railway Corporation

Konkan Railway currently runs five rakes of service between Kolad-Verna, Kolad-Surathkal and Ankola-Surathkal.

Zuari Bridge

The Zuari Bridge or Konkan Railway Bridge is a railway bridge between North Goa and South Goa, India.