Question

Describe the Konkan Railway Project and what is unique about this project?

Answer 1

One of the important achievements of Indian Railways has been the construction of Konkan Railway in 1998. It is 760 km long rail route connecting Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka. It is considered an engineering marvel. It crosses 146 rivers, streams, nearly 2000 bridges and 91 tunnels. Asia’s largest tunnel which is nearly 6.5 k m long, also lies on this route. The states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka are partners in this undertaking.