The Konkan Railway is a railway line which runs along the Konkan coast of India. It was constructed and is operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation.

The Konkan is a coastal strip of land bounded by the Sahyadri hills on the east, and Arabian Sea on the west. The formidable terrain to be conquered and the short construction period meant that the project could only be completed with the help of several technological innovations. Apart from setting a trend for other infrastructure projects in the country, the Konkan Railway provides concrete proof of the skills of Indian engineers, their discipline, team spirit and courage. But it is also a tribute to the unconquerable human spirit. Beyond the technical jargon, it was a leap of faith that made the long cherished dream of the people of the region possible. 

In October 1984 that the Ministry of Railways authorized the final location engineering cum traffic survey for the West Coast line, linking Roha on Central Railway with Mangalore on Southern Railway. 

The task was formidable. As Karlis Goppers pointed out in his Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) report in July 1997: With a total number of 2,000 bridges and 92 tunnels to be built through this mountainous terrain containing many rivers, the project is the biggest and perhaps most difficult railway undertaking during the century, at least in this part of the world. The various problems had been carried out efficiently and in a very short time.

i would like to share some more photos which you can also see when you travel through Konkan Railway. See the beauty of the nature.

Bridge Pomandi

Approaching Tunnel

This is also one of the best part of the journey. You will be entering many small and long tunnels like shown below.

Crossing from one mountain to another connecting bridge.

My favorite really its so beautiful.

Watch train leaving the tunnel

Evening view of Konkan Railway

Enjoying the rain

Morning view from train, see the beauty of nature.

And the monster arrives

See the beauty  of heights

Watch Konkan greenery from train

Amazing view, I recommend  you to travel once  through Konkan Railway and enjoy nature's beauty.

One of the best rail journey in Indian Railway


Watch the video of bridge on Konkan Railway  you will like it and feel like travelling once.

In Konkan Railway  you will be able to see highest  viaduct in Asia.

Will be add few more exciting photos and videos soon.