History Of KONKAN RAILWAY

Indian Railways entha pedda network anedi manandariki telisinde… Kaani Karnataka – Maharastra ni kaluputhu adavullo nunchi kondallo nunchi connectivity ga unde oka corridor ni nirminchadam lo Indian Railways chala kashtalanu edurkundi. Kondalu blastings lo chala mandi karmikulu chanipoyaru.

Ippudu manam prayanistunna railway tracks lo maximum Britishers valla economy develop cheskuntu dabbulu sampadinchadaniki kattinave..Alanti vallu kuda West coast lo unna konkan corridor lo railway tracks nirminchalekapoyaru. Samudralu, nadulu,kondalu, adavulu daatukuntu tracks kattadam impossible  ani decide aipoyaru.

Aa time lo idi cheyagalaremo alochinchandi ani Western Railway general manager E.Sreedharan gariki appagincharu. Government E.Sreedharan garini nammindi ayana thana meeda pettina nammakanni nijam chesaru. Manishi anukunte edaina sadinchagaldu ane daaniki idi oka perfect example.

Ayana anukogane ventane aipoledu ee KONKAN corridor.Enno years planning vesaru.. India lo ni young engineers andariki call icharu matho panicheyadaniki ready aithe vacheyandi ani. Konkan loippudu maku telisina oka senior engineer cheppina daani prakaram, Kakinada nunchi Howrah express lo Goa karnataka daaka velli atu nunchi adavulu, kondalu daatukuntu ee konkan railway plan unna area ki cheri konni years intiki vellakunda akkade pani chesaru sarigga tindi nidra lekapoina Sreedharan gaari motivation valla cheyagaligam ani chepparu.

Ee project kosam 91 tunnels, 2000 bridges nirminchalasi undi. Deeni kosam land aquisition kosam adigaru kaani aa railway kosam konni vela mandi farmers valla land ichesaru. Deeniki 1yr time pattindi. Konni tunnels 1.5kms undevi kaani 6.5 kms unde biggest tunnel kosam 6 yrs kashtapaddaru. soil antha ahakarinchakapodam tho konni rebuild cheyalsi vachay.

On March 20 1993, Konkan Railway tracks meeda first train nadichindi from Mangaluru to Udipi. 1996 December lo Maharastra lo ni Khed to Sawanthwadi second train nadichindi. Ala Maharastra lo oka stretch and Karnata lo oka stretch kattesaru. kaani aa rendu states madhya ante Goa deggara connectivity ledu. January 1998 ki adi kuda complete chesi Roha to Mangaluru train ni inuagurate chesaru. Final ga konni vela mandi karmikulu, Engineers kashtam falinchindi. Deenikosam 8 yrs kashtapaddaru.

Maharastra lo ni Ratnagiri deggara unde Karbude Tunnel is the biggest tunnel in Konkan railway and Goa ki velletappudu vache 2000 meters bridge is the biggest bridge ever in konakan stretch.

Ippatiki Konkan railway konni ibbandulu edurukuntundi..Tunnels lo velletappudu adi kuda varshakalam lo  konda cheryalu virigi track meeda padi trains slow avvadam lantivi avthu untayi.. Konni years mundu aithe accidents kuda ayyevi kaani ippudu avi poorthiga taggipoinatle.

Aa…Konkan stretch andam chanipoye lopu okkasaraina manam enjoy cheyalsinde. Chennai Express lo chupinche Doodh sagar scene ikkada teesinde. Aa nature beauty ni manam okkasari chusthe I am sure we will get addicted to it.

Final Word is…KONKAN RAILWAY – ONE OF THE ENGINEERING MARVEL in India