Ratnagiri railway station

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Ratnagiri
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Ratnagiri railway station building
General information
Location Ratnagiri, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
Coordinates 17°00′12″N73°21′29″E / 17.003441°N 73.358159°E / 17.003441; 73.358159
Elevation125.000 metres (410.105 ft) [1]
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Konkan Railway
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Parkingyes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRN
Fare zone Central Railways
History
Openedyes
Closedno
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Bhoke Panvel
towards Roha
Konkan Railway Nivasar Madgaon Junction
towards Thokur
Location
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Ratnagiri
Location within India
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Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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. [2] All Konkan Railway trains halt at Ratnagiri. It is 7 km away from the city. It falls under the Ratnagiri railway division.

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Administration

Ratnagiri station lies on the Konkan Railway zone of Indian Railways that runs along the west coast of India.

Services

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like – Mumbai, New Delhi, Amritsar, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Coimbatore, Ernakulam.

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express and Goa Sampark Kranti Express.

Other trains include Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Marusagar Express, Kochuveli–Shri Ganganagar Junction Express, Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express, Netravati Express, Konkan Kanya Express, Mandovi Express, Matsyagandha Express, Tutari Express, Mumbai CSMT–Karmali Tejas Express, Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express connect Madgaon to Mumbai.

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.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "96 COVID-19 Special Departures from Ratnagiri KR/Konkan Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  2. "Govt launches free WiFi facility at 28 Konkan railway stations". The NEWS Minute. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.