Chinmay Kole's video: Electric Locomotive GONDA WAG7 in Konkan Railways

ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE GONDA WAG7 WITH ROHA BOUND BCNA FREIGHT TRAIN WAITING AT SANGAMESHWAR ROAD RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS. The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is a railway operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation, with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and Mangalore. During its initial years of operation in the mountainous Konkan region, a number of accidents prompted Konkan Railway to implement new technology. Anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus and roll-on/roll-off are several of the railway's innovations. The 756.25 km (469.91 mi) long railway line connects the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The first train on the completed track was sent off on 26 January 1998. In March 1993, the southern 45-kilometre (28 mi) between Thokur, 18-kilometre (11 mi) from Mangalore, (now Mangaluru) and Udupi in Karnataka entered service, followed by the northern 45-kilometre (28 mi) section between Roha and Veer in Maharashtra in June of that year. The first passenger train on the route ran between Mangalore and Udupi on 20 March 1993. The service was extended by 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Veer to Khed in March 1995, and by a further 286 kilometres (178 mi) from Khed to Sawantwadi Road in December 1996. The Southern service was extended by 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Udupi to Kundapur in January 1995, and by a further 272 kilometres (169 mi) to Pernem in Goa in August 1997. Through services between Mumbai and Mangalore remained on hold due to a problematic tunnel at Pernem, which experienced repeated cave-ins and flooding. The tunnel was finally completed in January 1998, six years after its construction began. Through services on the line began after the inauguration of the full 740-kilometre (460 mi) stretch from Roha to Mangalore on 26 January 1998. Passenger service on the full route, between Mumbai and Mangalore, began in May 1998. Electrification is in progress at an estimated cost of ₹8 billion, and in February 2021, a test train ran on the line for the first time using electric power. Electrification will be completed on the full line by December 2021. The railway was scheduled to have new stations at Indapur, Goregoan Road, Sape Wamane, Kalbani, Kadwai, Verawali, Kharepatan, Achirne, Mirjan and Innanje by December 2019. The 756.25-kilometre (469.91 mi) railway has a total track length of 900 kilometres (560 mi). Its length through Maharashtra is 361 kilometres (224 mi), through Karnataka 239 kilometres (149 mi), and 156.25 kilometres (97.09 mi) through Goa. Freight response to the railway was lukewarm, prompting its corporation to consider reducing its rates. With an outstanding debt of ₹33.75 billion, the KRCL was counting on freight traffic for revenue. To attract freight traffic, the corporation began advertising to industries on the route. The corporation introduced roll-on/roll-off (RORO) service, a road-rail system, on the section between Kolad (Maharashtra) and Verna, Goa in 1999; it was extended to the Surathkal railway station in Karnataka in 2004. The RORO service, the first of its kind in India, allowed trucks to be transported on flatcars. It has been popular, carrying about 1.6 million trucks and earning over ₹1.2 billion by 2009. MANGALURU: Konkan Railway has effectively utilised the corona lockdown by providing more traffic blocks to ensure speedy progress of electrification work on its route. The work is now in its final stages and is expected to be completed by the end of this financial year, Vinod Kumar, chairman and chief executive officer of Railway Board said. These works are being carried out under the direction of railway minister Piyush Goyal, he noted. Addressing the 30th foundation day of Konkan Railway virtually on Thursday, the railway board chief said Konkan Railway continued freight operation during the pandemic and helped in movement of essential goods. In the last one year, loading of two new cargos, that is pet coke loading at Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd siding and imported fertilizer at Ratnagiri station has been started on Konkan Railway, Vinod Kumar said. Konkan Railway is meeting minister’s focusing on enhancing railway services to achieve high quality passenger satisfaction. Infrastructure and quality passenger service is key for improved passenger satisfaction. Konkan railway has taken various initiatives to improve railway services and amenities for passenger benefit. Konkan Railway has taken various steps by providing better facilities/amenities to the passengers, Vinod Kumar noted. Sangameshwar Road railway station is a station on Konkan Railway. It is at a distance of 170.285 km (105.8 mi) down from origin. The preceding station on the line is Aravali railway station and the next station is Ukshi railway station.