KALYAN WDG4D WITH 16345 MUMBAI LTT - THIRUVANANTHAPURAM TRIVANDRUM CENTRAL NETRAVATI EXPRESS ENTERING / ARRIVING RATNAGIRI RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.
16345/Netravati Express (PT)
നേത്രാവതി എക്സ്പ്രസ്സ് नेत्रावती एक्सप्रेस
LTT/Lokmanya Tilak Terminus -- TVC/Thiruvananthapuram Central (Trivandrum)
The 16345/16346 Netravati Express is a daily express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between Thiruvananthapuram Central and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan railway.
Initially the train was plied between Mumbai to Mangalore/Kochi as link via the inland Pune, Gulbarga, Krishnarajapuram, Palakkad route parting at Shornur Junction. Trains on the old route used to take 48 hours to reach Mangalore from Mumbai. After the Konkan Railway line was operational in 1998, the route has been changed via the Konkan Railway and the Mangaluru-Mumbai running time was reduced drastically to 16 hours. The link express was made a single train till Kochi and further extended till Thiruvananthapuram (which is the capital city of Kerala) from 10 February 2001.
Mangaluru city is situated at the banks of the Netravati River. Since this trains terminating point was Mangaluru back then, the name of the train was set as Netravati Express.
A WDP-4D ,belonging to Golden Rock,or a WDM-3D of Erode Shed hauls the train from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Mangaluru Junction after which an Erode based WAP-4 hauls the train for the remainder of its journey.
Good news for passengers!!! It has been decided to convert existing ICF rakes of Train no. 16346 / 16345 Thiruvananthapuram Central - Lokmanya Tilak (T)- Thiruvananthapuram Central Netravati Express with LHB rake in co-ordination with Southern Railway.
Existing Composition
SLR - 02
General - 02 Coaches
Sleeper – 12 Coaches
Pantry Car - 01
3 Tier AC - 05 Coaches
2 Tier AC - 01 Coach
Total = 23 Coaches
Revised Composition
Generator Car - 02
General – 02 Coaches
Sleeper - 10 Coaches
Pantry Car - 01
3 Tier AC – 06 Coaches
2 Tier AC - 01 Coach
Total = 22 Coaches
With Effect from
Ex – Thiruvananthapuram Central 25/07/2019 (Thursday).
Ex - Lokmanya Tilak (T) 27/07/2019 (Saturday).
Ratnagiri railway station (RN) is a train station that serves the city of Ratnagiri in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the one of the main railway stations of the Konkan Railway. The station has modern facilities like elevator and escalator. The station offers free Wi-Fi. All Konkan Railway trains halt at Ratnagiri. It is 7 km away from the city. It falls under the Ratnagiri railway division.
Ratnagiri station lies on the Konkan Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs along the west coast of India.
The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like - Mumbai, Madgaon, New Delhi, Amritsar, Jamnagar, Ernakulam and Mangalore.
The Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express, Konkan Kanya Express, and the Mandovi Express provide daily service to and from Ratnagiri and Mumbai, with minimal stops. Diva – Sawantwadi "Sindhudurg Passenger" and Dadar-Ratnagiri Passenger are the trains which stop on every station on route and provide daily service to and from Mumbai.
Other premium trains like Mumbai CST - Karmali Tejas Express,Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express,Ernakulam -H.Nizamudin Duronto express, LTT Madgaon Double Decker Express, LTT Ernakulam A.C duronto express and LTT karmali A.C express provide a fully air conditioned and premium services on every alternate day to Mumbai.
Many other trains, originating from South India and Goa provide weekly services to North India, Gujarat etc. The Madgaon Rajdhani Express, Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express, New Delhi Ernakulam Duronto express, Goa Express, and Bikaner Coimbator A.C express provide services to North and South India.
All the seasonal summer special trains, Ganesh Chaturthi special trains, and Christmas special trains halt at Ratnagiri Railway station.
The railway station has all the modern facilities that has to offer, Escalators and lifts on each platforms, Handicap friendly environment and access. Canteen, etc.
There is also a goods yard on the west side of rail station . A passenger coach depot is also being built adjoining to the station.
