In the latest incident that led to disruption of traffic, a landslide hit the tunnel on the Konkan Railway route leaving passengers stranded. The rescue work was swiftly initiated but the rescuers were facing difficulties due to heavy rainfall.
Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve said at present, there is no proposal to merge the Konkon Railway with the Indian Railways.
KRCL is looking for candidates to hire for the post of Technical Assistant posts.
Incessant rains and resultant flooding have washed out the ballast below the railway tracks and embankment in several patches between Chiplun and Kamathe section, said L K Verma, chief spokesperson of KR.
Train services of the Central Railway in the Kasara Ghat section of Thane district and near Lonavala hill town in Pune district adjoining Mumbai were also severely affected after heavy rains.
Heavy rains have forced Konkan Railway to divert five trains or tranship passengers of four other trains.
The Maharashtra government has asked the Konkan Railway to follow the three-language formula and use Marathi along with Hindi and English on the signages, advertisements, and in its press releases.
Konkan Railway has pressed special trains into service which will conduct 210 trips ferrying passengers along the Konkan belt during the upcoming festive season of Ganesh Chaturthi which begins on September 2.
Panaji: Making a slew of announcements in Goa on Saturday, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said the Konkan Railway (KR) track will soon be fully electrified and double-lined.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would also be inked
Panaji: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday said more products indigenous to the Konkan region should be used along the Konkan Railway (KR) route, pushing for the use of 'kokum', a sour tropical fruit commonly
Mumbai: Twelve wagons of a goods train derailed today between Chiplun and Kamathe section of the Konkan Railway, disrupting train movement on the route. The derailment occurred at 0745 hours and accident relief trains and
New Delhi: Tracks on Konkan Railway route has been cleared after derailment of a goods train in Ratnagiri district, an official said here on Monday.The wagons of the Kota-Calicut train carrying a consignment of foodgrain
Ratnagiri (Maharashtra): Seven wagons of a goods train of the Konkan Railway jumped off the tracks here early on Sunday, an official said.The wagons of the Kota-Calicut train carrying a consignment of foodgrain derailed at
Raigad: At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured when a passenger train derailed on Konkan Railway route in Maharashtra's Raigad district today. The accident occurred just outside a tunnel near Nidi village, when
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