Bicholim/Canacona: Fire stations across Goa, particularly in rural areas, remained busy responding to rescue calls on Saturday as heavy rain and strong winds battered the state.The Bicholim Fire Station received around 20 rescue calls between late Friday evening and Saturday evening after trees collapsed at several locations across the taluka.According to fire officials, the estimated…
Panaji: Passengers travelling between Margao and Karwar could benefit from a 30% reduction in ticket fares with the launch of the Madgaon–Karwar Express service, Union minister of state for railways and jal shakti, V Somanna said while flagging off the train from Margao railway station on Thursday.Until now, the Margao–Karwar daily service operated by Konkan…
Night patrolmen are tasked with foot patrolling their assigned sections, keeping a close watch for unusual occurrences and conditions that may affect safe train operations Margao: With the arrival of the monsoon in the Konkan region, Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has intensified its safety measures by introducing night patrolling over critical sections and deploying…
Mangaluru: Konkan Railway intensified its crackdown on ticketless travel. In April, KRCL organised 934 ticket checking drives with routine ticket checking activities, detecting 37,000 cases of unauthorised and irregular travellers. An amount of Rs 2.9 crore was collected from these passengers towards due railway fare and penalty. Cumulatively, during the financial year 2025-26, a total…
Mumbai: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) has intensified its ticket inspection drive across its network to curb unauthorised travel and ensure fair revenue collection. During April 2026, KRCL conducted 934 ticket-checking drives along with routine inspections, detecting around 37,000 cases of unauthorised or irregular travel, an official press note on Friday mentioned. The checks resulted…
Margao: A coach of a train caught fire at the railway yard at Margao on Friday afternoon, gutting a luggage compartment. The Konkan Railway has formed a team to conduct a probe into the incident.The fire broke out at around 2.50 pm in the last coach of a special train operating on the Madgaon-Panvel route….
Mangaluru: Indian Railways has decided to regularise Train No. 09057/09058 Surat-Mangaluru Junction-Surat Special as Train No. 19057/19058 Surat-Mangaluru Junction-Surat Bi-Weekly Express.The regularised service will commence from Surat from June 3 and from Mangaluru Junction from June 4. According to a release from Konkan Railway, Train No. 19057 Surat-Mangaluru Junction Bi-Weekly Express will depart from Surat…
Chaitanya.MarpakwarMumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the renaming of Sawantwadi railway station after Konkan Railway’s architect, the (late) former Union railway and finance minister Madhu Dandavate. Officials said that after the Centre’s approval, the station will be named ‘Lokmanya Madhu Dandavate Railway Terminus’.A senior cabinet minister said, “Madhu Dandavate is called the architect of…
Margao: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd (KRCL) has undertaken a series of infrastructure upgrades and pre-monsoon maintenance works along its western coastal route, leading to temporary reduction in train speeds and minor delays at certain sections.The works being carried out include cutting and lowering, ballastless track repairs, track lifting, deep screening, through-track renewal and maintenance of…
Mangaluru: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has begun pre-monsoon track inspections and preventive works to ensure passenger safety and reliable operations.The route operates on a single-line system with high capacity utilisation, requiring tight operational management. Passing through complex terrain and heavy rainfall zones, the Konkan Railway is undergoing essential engineering works as part of infrastructure…
