Scenic route
Konkan Railway
Mumbai → Mangalore · India
Monsoon country: 2,000 bridges and 91 tunnels down the palm-fringed cliffs of India’s west coast, the full run from Mumbai to Mangalore.
- Distance
- 914 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 16 h
- Average speed
- 57 km/h
- Top speed
- 120 km/h
How this line was checked
- The 101 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 19872862 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within 37 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 95.5% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 15 m); the longest stretch away from it is 9 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Indian Railways, a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Konkan Railway?
The Konkan Railway runs 914 km from Mumbai to Mangalore.
How long does the Konkan Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 16 h for the 914 km. That is an average of 57 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 120 km/h.
Who runs the Konkan Railway?
Indian Railways, with Vande Bharat, Matsyagandha Express.
How old is the Konkan Railway?
The line has been in service since 1998. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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