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MARGAO
Konkan Railway’s monsoon time table came into force with effect from Monday with the
popular Goa-Mumbai Konkan Kanya train departing from the Margao railway station at 4.45 pm as per the new schedule.
KRC Deputy General Manager, Public Relations, Baban Ghatge, informed that the train time-table of all trains running on the KR route will undergo a change with effect from today. He said the monsoon time table will remain in force till October 31.
He, however, pointed out that though the KR brings into effect the monsoon time-table to ensure a incident-free journey, the corporation has implemented a host of measures with the avowed objective of ensuring safe travel for its passengers during the monsoon.
He said three control rooms at Belapur, Ratnagiri and Madgaon, will work 24 x 7 during the monsoon period for ensuring safe running of trains. Passengers can check train status on www.konkanrailway.com or dial 139.
Gearing up for the monsoons season in Konkan region, Ghatge said all planned safety works on its route from Kolad (after Roha station of Central Railway) to Thokur (before Mangaluru station) have been completed.
“Special attention has been paid to catch water drain cleaning and inspection of cuttings. The large scale geo-safety works executed along the railway line in the last 13 years have significantly reduced the incidences of boulder fall and soil slip, thus ensuring safe running of trains. No major disruption of train services has occurred on account of boulder fall during the monsoon in the last six years,” he added.
Monsoon patrolling as per the provisions of the Indian Railways Permanent Way Manual will be intensified along the route.
About 630 personnel will be patrolling the Konkan Railway route during the monsoon. Vulnerable locations will be patrolled round the clock and stationary watchmen will be deployed for 24 hours at
critical locations. Speed restrictions will be imposed at vulnerable locations.
