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Wednesday, 23 October 2019

08:22

New Stations in Konkan Railway Route likely to be completed by March 2020

New Stations in Konkan Railway Route likely to be completed by March 2020
MUMBAI: Konkan Railway Corporation (KRCL), which celebrated its 29th Foundation Day on October 15, said in a statement that work on the construction of 10 new stations ― Indapur, Goregoan Road, Sape Wamane, Kalbani, Kadwai, Verawali, Kharepatan, Achirne, Mirjan and Innanje ― and eight loop lines is in progress and is likely to be completed by March 2020.
Apart from this, five additional loop lines at Anjani, Sawarda, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road and Murdeshwar stations have already been commissioned.
It said that the electrification of the entire Konkan Railway route will be completed by March 2021. This project is estimated to cost around ₹1,100 crore.
Work on the doubling of the 46-km stretch between Roha and Veer section is in progress and will be completed by March 2020.
During 2018-19, Konkan Railway achieved a net profit of ₹102 crore. The turnover of the company was ₹2,898 crore during 2018-19. This included the project turnover of ₹1,561 crore, and operating turnover of ₹1,264 crore.
It said that Konkan Railway has bagged the contract for conducting engineering survey of the proposed railway line between Raxaul in Bihar and Kathmandu in Nepal. The survey has been completed and submitted to Nepal through the Union External Affairs Ministry.
KRCL said that work is in progress for the 53.6-km stretch of Udampur Srinagar Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project. Excavation work for the 10.26-km tunnel has been completed.  Work on the bridges over Anji and Chenab rivers is in progress.
Apart from this, KRCL has constructed an 11-km new railway line at NTPC Gadarwara project. This railway line includes a 366-metre-long bridge on Shakkar river, it said.
Source:RailNews
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Tuesday, 18 April 2017

06:47

Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated various services on Konkan Railway in the function held at Panaji (Goa)

Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated various services on Konkan Railway in the function held at Panaji (Goa)

09-April-2017

Under the able guidance of Hon’ble Minister for Railways Shri Suresh Prabhu, Konkan Railway took various initiatives for the upliftment of Konkan Region by way of providing more and more passenger amenities as well as customer oriented services for freight users over Konkan Railway which has facilitated in making the journey more comfortable.  Amongst the measures initiated by the Hon’ble Minister includes capacity enhancement of KRCL line, route electrification, construction of additional eleven new stations etc. to name a few.
To boost the development of Konkan region and provide all kind of support to the people of Konkan in general, Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated following services in the function held today at Panaji (Goa) through remote :

1)   New Halt Station at Saundal between Vilavade – Rajapur Road Station.
Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu inaugurated Saundal Halt Station in Ratnagiri District for the convenience of the residents in and around Saundal area.
Saundal village, Dist. Ratnagiri is between Vilavade (km. 250/718) and Rajapur Road (km 267/349)  stations of Konkan Railway.The  proposed Halt station caters to about 35000 local populace of surrounding villages like Oni, Pachal  Partawale, Solawade, Gotane, Yalawan, Ozar, Tulawade etc. The proposed station, Saundal (km: 260/420) is about 9.7 KM away from Vilavade and 6.9 KM away from  Rajapur Road station. Hon’ble MR conducted Bhoomi Poojan on 16.10.2015 at site. The work of proposed Halt station is completed with a total expenditure of ` 1.22 Crores. Konkan Railway express its sincere thanks to the residents of Saundal for their support & cooperation for timely completion of the work of new station. The location for  the proposed station is on embankment of 28 Mtr height with track  gradient of 1 in 260 in which  49500 CUM of Earthwork in embankment is involved.  Following passenger facilities are provided at Saundal Halt station.:
Rail Level Platform of 460 Mtr X 6 Mtr.
One Ticket booking office.
Modular shelter of size 6 Mtr x 5 Mtr each - 3 nos.
Drinking Water Pedestals – 3 nos.
One borewell with water supply arrangement.
Trains proposed to halt at Saundal Halt Station
 # 50105/50106 Sawantwadi-Diva-Sawantwadi  Passenger
 # 50101/50102 Ratnagiri-Madgaon- Ratnagiri Passenger

2)   Goods siding at Thokur Station:
Thokur area is upcoming as an industrial hub.  Mangaluru Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) is being formed with an expectation of setting up of more than 300 + petro chemical factories.  In addition to that, ONGC Mangluru Petro Chemical LTD (OMPL) has already started functioning.  Presently these companies are not provided with proper rail connectivity. The importance of Railway siding at Thokur is quite prominent in this scenario.
Konkan Railway has constructed a 370 Mtr siding at Thokur station at an estimated cost of ` 1.75 Crore for facilitating the projected traffic from Mangalore area.  KRCL is expecting substantial earning from this siding.
Major commodities expected to move from this siding will be Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA), Pet-coke, Sulphur, Bitumen, Fertilizer, etc.
Today,,Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated this goods siding at Thokur Station.

3) Commissioning of  four India Post  Passenger Reservation System (PRS) at  LANJA, RATNAGIRI, SANGAMESHWAR & KHED.
In order to avoid inconvenience and hardship in reserving train accommodation to passengers of non-rail head location as well as residing in city area situated away from Railway stations, Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated four India Post Passenger Reservation System (PRS). With the opening of these four India Post PRS, total India Post PRS in Ratnagiri region will become seven and over all nine on entire Konkan Railway.  
Lanja Post-Office is situated in heart of Lanja City. POST OFFICE PRS Lanja will serve passengers of Lanja Taluk. At present there is no PRS facility anywhere in Lanja Taluk and passengers have to go to Ratnagiri or Kankavali which are 35 & 85 KM away from Lanja. Further, passenger can get reservation of any train which is not possible through present system of Quota Reservation System provided at Adavali and Vilavade station.
Sangameshwar Post-Office : PRS is situated at a prominent location of Sangameshwar town. It is about 500 Mtr away from Sangameshwar bus station and 04 KM from Sangameshwar Railway station. This new PRS will facilitate passengers of Sangameshwar Taluk. At present passengers of Sangameshwar  & Deorukh have to travel a distance of 40 KM either to Ratnagiri or Chiplun which is nearest PRS for booking of train tickets.
Ratnagiri City Post-Office : PRS facility will be operated at Head Post Office. Ratnagiri .This post office is situated in main market of Ratnagiri city & located 8.5 KM away from Ratnagiri Railway station. This will facilitate resident of Ratnagiri city and Taluk. This PRS will fulfill a long pending demand of Ratnagiri to setup City Booking Office  in Ratnagiri city. It will also facilitate  passengers to book ticket of any train which is not possible through town booking agencies situated in Ratnagiri city
Khed Post Office is located in the heart of Khed city. It is 2.5 KM away from Khed Railway station. This post office PRS will facilitate passengers of Khed city and as well as rural area of Khed Taluk.
4)   Integrated - Control Office Application (COA) system
Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated IT enabled train operation system called Control Office Application (COA) on KRCL.
The Control Office Application (COA) of Indian Railway has been implemented in KRCL in a unique model by seamless integration with the existing Operations and Train Control Module (OT) of KRCL where Train timings captured at Stations are updated on a real-time basis and Controllers can monitor and manage the running of trains. By implementation of COA in KRCL,  the final route of Train movement has been mapped in the COA application of Indian Railway, so that a holistic view of the entire movement of trains in Indian Railway and its statistics generation is achieved.
It is this application that feeds the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) which provides upto date information on train running to the passengers. COA also links train operations information to Freight Operations Information System (FOIS) and Integrated Coaching Management System (ICMS) of Indian Railway.

5) Signing of Facility Agreement for Rs 1200 crore Rupee Term Loan among SBI, EXIM Bank with KRCL for Roha-Veer track Doubling and Route Electrification projects"
Route Electrification of Konkan Railway & Doubling of Roha-Veer section are two projects sanctioned by the Government of India. KRCL has begun execution of these projects which will now cost  ` 1510 crore including financing charges.

Ministry of Railways has sanctioned an amount of `  310 crore in the Budget 2017-18 for these projects. KRCL has made arrangements for the balance fund of ` 1200 crore through a Rupee Term Loan Facility from a consortium of lenders consisting of State Bank of India and EXIM Bank. The infrastructure project is funded on a 20-year structured loan pattern. M/s SBI caps was the advisors for KRCL for the loan arrangement. The fund from this facility would be availed from April ‘2017 onwards with the signing of the loan agreement

The above facility agreement was signed today in the august presence of Hon'ble Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhu.

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Sunday, 10 April 2016

16:56

Konkan Railway to build 11 stations

Konkan Railway to build 11 stations

The Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) will construct 11 new stations and eight loop lines along its 741-km network to enhance line capacity and handle more trains.

Speaking at an meeting organised by the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here, KRCL Chairman and Managing Director Sanjay Gupta said that the proposals are in the final stages of getting a sanction from the Railway Board.

KRCL had not constructed 20 stations at identified locations during the construction period for want of traffic. However, the traffic grew manifold and hence the need to build these stations, Mr. Gupta said.

The average distance between two stations on a single-line network, like KRCL, should be 8 to 10 km for easier train movements; however, it is 13 km in KRCL with the longest being 19 km between Kumta and Gokarna Road. The average distance comes down to around 11 km after 11 stations are built, he added.

The Roll On-Roll Off service introduced by KRCL has been a great success and the corporation is planning to add one rake to the existing fleet of six rakes between Kolad and Surathkal.

Ro-Ro earnings in 2015-16 was Rs. 66 crore, less than the Rs. 6.3 crore earned in 2014-15. The reduction was due to decreased demand and economic slowdown, Mr. Gupta said.

The CMD justified higher transportation charges on the Konkan network on the ground that the construction costs had been very high. This has been the practice within the Indian Railways. On KRCL network, the distance is escalated by 40 per cent to calculate passenger fares as well as freight rates.

Mr. Gupta said KRCL is strongly focussing on enhancing freight loading to improve revenues. It is prepared to offer containerised traffic and also ready to provide exclusive rakes for movement of parcel traffic, he said and urged the trade body to make use of the facilities. The corporation is planning to build a container depot to handle container traffic in Goa, Mr. Gupta added. KCCI President Rammohan Pai Maroor, senior KRCL officials and others were present.

Source:The Hindu 

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Friday, 10 July 2015

21:27

Goa to soon get first DEMU Train along Konkan Railway route

Goa to soon get first DEMU Train along Konkan Railway route

Madgaon (MAQ):  Goa is scheduled to get the first diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train plying within Goa along the Konkan Railway route shortly. Sources in the Konkan Railway informed TOI that the train will be introduced within the next 4-6 weeks, and will ply between Pernem and Canacona.

Initially, there will be two services of the DEMU train connecting all the stations of Konkan Railway in Goa state, says a press note by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).

“There was a demand from the chief minister of Goa for doubling of Konkan Railway track in Goa. He also demanded suburban-like services should be started connecting different stations of Konkan Railway in Goa state. He stressed the need for starting at least one or two DEMU service without waiting for the doubling of the tracks. Taking this into account the minister for railways, Suresh Prabhu, had issued instructions to Konkan Railway to look into the feasibility of introducing a DEMU service at the earliest,” said a press note issued by general manger (admn), KRCL, Siddeshwar Telugu.

“The timings for the DEMU train are being worked out. Once the time slot is finalized, the dates of the commencement of the service will be announced,” senior manager, public relations, Baban Ghatge, told.

Currently, there are two DEMU trains plying along the Konkan Railway route through Goa – both between Margao and Karwar railway stations. These trains largely benefit office-goers and factory workers from Karwar and places enroute, who commute to Margao on a daily basis.

The new DEMU train is expected to benefit the locals and ease pressure on the public bus transport.
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Monday, 8 June 2015

08:39

Konkan Railway switches to LED in all its 91 Tunnels

Konkan Railway switches to LED in all its 91 Tunnels

Ratnagiri (RN): Contributing on a mega scale to energy conservation and environment preservation through its daily operations, Konkan Railway has now changed all the light fittings in its 91 tunnels to LEDs, thus reducing the Carbon foot-print considerably. Konkan railway has also taken to plantation in a big way on an annual basis along its entire route which has given it the unique identification of “Garden Railway”.

The LEDs installed in all the tunnels are 24W which consume one-third the energy consumed by 70W HPSV bulbs but gives double the illumination. It has not only conserved energy but also increased safety levels inside tunnels, given the fact that 84 kms of KR route stretch is covered with tunnels. Konkan Railway has also provided energy saver equipments in all its tunnels which controls current voltage so that the current drawn is less.

Apart from this, small initiatives like phasing out of all incandescent bulbs from the railway premises and replacing with more energy efficient T5 fittings, change of resistance-type fan regulators used in KR to electronic ones etc, are reaping benefits to KRCL and environment at large. KR has switched over to Green Energy with installation of solar plants at Ratnagiri and Karmali stations, installing solar geysers at all its Running Rooms and rest houses.

As many as 53,699 saplings of various types of plants were planted in last one year by KR along its route and 28,000 are planned to be planted during the oncoming monsoon. KR has taken to planting an average of 30,000 saplings per year on its route which is giving a Green Railway look to KR route that is held in awe by Nature lovers. A specific type of Vetiveri grass was also planted on the route to hold the soil together.

Konkan Railway’s Roll-on Roll-off service, which carries loaded goods truck on railway wagons, saving precious fossil fuel, is already proved to be a successful innovation.
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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

18:35

Double-tracking of Konkan Railway under active consideration: Railway Minister

Madgaon (MAQ): Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu said that double-tracking of the Konkan Railway (KR) route is under active consideration.

While the double-tracking project is estimated to cost Rs.10450 crore, the cost of proposed electrification of the entire 740km Konkan Railway route is about 720 crore, Prabhu said, according to a press note issued by Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik.

Mode of funding and estimated time for completion of the projects are not finalized, though Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has been asked to submit an updated detailed project report (DPR) for electrification, he said.

Chairman and Managing Director of KRCL B P Tayal, while speaking at a function in Margao last month, had said that electrification and double-tracking of the KR route will be very soon approved by the railway board. Stating that KRC will raise funds from World Bank and JICA for the twin projects, Tayal had said that KRC was likely to get 500 to 1,000 crore from the Indian Railways to start the activities.

In reply to another question, Prabhu said that doubling of the Londa-Vasco section has been taken up as part of the Hospet-Tinaighat-Vasco double-tracking project. The project has anticipated a cost of 2127 crore and an expenditure of 321 crore has been incurred up to March 31. An outlay of 756.5 crore has been provided in the Union railway budget 2015-16.

Once the section is double tracked, “additional capacity will be created which would increase off take from Mormugao port and improve connectivity of Goa with other parts of the country,” Prabhu has been quoted as having said in a press note issued by Naik.
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