page_title: Konkan Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Konkan Railway
caption_attribution_description: English: Views from Konakan Railway
context_page_description: The Konkan Railway 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 741-km line connects the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The first train on the completed track was sent off on 26 January 1998. Konkan railways has 34 stations present in Maharashtra
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  Capital investment in Konkan railway:
  Central Government 51%
  Maharashtra Government 22%
  Karnataka Government 15%
  Kerala and Goa Governments 6%
  Konkan railway project reduces the traveling distance between Mumbai and Kochi by 650 km.
context_section_description: 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 741-km (461-mi) line connects the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The first train on the completed track was sent off on 26 January 1998. Konkan railways has 34 stations present in Maharashtra
  .
  Capital investment in Konkan railway:
  Central Government         51%
  Maharashtra Government     22%
  Karnataka Government       15%
  Kerala and Goa Governments  6%
  Konkan railway project reduces the traveling distance between Mumbai and Kochi by 650 km.
caption: Express train in Konkan
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