Loliem railway station

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Loliem Railway Station
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General information
LocationMashem Loliem, Canacona taluk, South Goa, Goa
India
Coordinates 14°56′21″N74°05′18″E / 14.9393°N 74.0883°E / 14.9393; 74.0883
Elevation27 metres (89 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Konkan Railway
Line(s) Konkan Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeLOL
Zone(s) Konkan Railway
Division(s) Karwar
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened2011;12 years ago (2011)
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Canacona
towards ?
Konkan Railway Asnoti
towards ?
Location
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Loliem
Location within Goa

Loliem Railway Station (Station code: LOL) a railway station in Goa, under the jurisdiction of the Konkan Railway. [1]

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Administration

The station lies in Loliem-Polem village in the sub-district (taluka) of Canacona and is under the Karwar railway division of the Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.

History

The establishment of this station was announced in September 2011, nearly a decade and a half after the railway was commissioned in 1997. A brief newspaper announcement simply said that a new railway station at Loliem between the existing stations of Asnoti (Karnataka) and Canacona (Goa) was being set up by the Konkan Railway Corporation and would "facilitate [the] many locals who commute from Loliem-Polem to Margao everyday". The announcement was made by the Konkan Railway Corporation's managing director B P Tayal. [2]

Other stations

Madgaon (locally spelt in English more often as Margao) railway station in South Goa district is the largest Konkan Railway station within Goa, while Thivim in North Goa comes at second place. The former is a gateway to South Goa, Margao, the urban area of Vasco da Gama, and the beaches of South Goa, while the latter is a gateway to Mapusa town, the emigration-oriented sub-district of Bardez, and the North Goa beach belt. Karmali railway station is closest to the state capital of Panjim (or Panaji), the administrative capital of Goa.

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References

  1. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Kamat Maad, Govind (12 October 2011). "A new railway station at Loliem ..." The Times of India. Panaji (Panjim). Retrieved 10 August 2016.