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Konkan Railway | Off the road, but on track

During the windswept monsoons in the Western Ghats, the footboard of a train chugging to Goa is the only place to be

Shamanth Rao

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Besides the Mandovi Express (6.55am, Mumbai CST), a number of trains ply on the Mumbai-Goa route by day. Some good choices are Mangala Express (departs 8.50am, Kalyan), Jan Shatabdi Express (departs 5.10am, Mumbai CST) and Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani (departs 5.10am, Panvel, thrice a week). Fares range from Rs163 in second-class seating to Rs1,799 in first-class AC. All trains require prior reservation. The Mandovi and Jan Shatabdi expresses allow travel with a current booking, but seating may not be assured in such cases. Trains are scheduled to run slower during the monsoons. The monsoon timetable is in effect from 10 June.

Do

While there isn’t much to do in Madgaon itself, Panjim is 35km away, the gateway to all pleasures Goan: the beaches at Anjuna, Calangute, Miramar; the Old Goa churches; seafood of all kinds; and accommodation to suit all budgets.

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Ravi Said:


Very nice, young Rao. Quite a journey it is, and you have touched upon all the salient points very thoroughly! Look forward to more.

Posted On 7/4/2009 9:29:27 AM
Re: Shamanth Said:


Thank you, Ravi. Good to know you've been on the route and enjoyed it. Yes, I do hope to write more often.

Posted On 7/4/2009 2:42:30 PM
Sridhar Said:


Thanks for a very good story. You could read another one, authored by me here: http://sridharjoshi.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html Published in Economic Times (Madrasplus). More railway journeys also on the blog. A very detailed report is available on the IRFCA website at www.irfca.org - please follow the links to trip reports and scroll down to my name, where you will find the report titled Ukshi...Kya Kushi.

Posted On 7/4/2009 5:29:47 PM
Karan Said:


Hi, this is Karan Desai. The photo used in the article was clicked by me last year on my journey by Mandovi from Madgaon to Mumbai. Like this reporter, me and two of my friends had gone on joyride on Konkan Railway and I have made a video of the sights seen along the route. The same can be seen on Youtube titled "Monsoon Magic on Konkan Railway" A detailed trip report of my Mandovi journey can be read here- http://irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/346 Please note that the report has been written by a train enthusiast and has a few references to Indian Railways terminology which may not be comprehensible at once to the layman.

Posted On 7/4/2009 8:44:28 PM
Shamanth Said:


[Sridhar, Karan] - Yes, I have read some of the stuff on IRFCA. It is with considerable awe and admiration that I've done the same.

Posted On 7/7/2009 1:56:55 PM
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