Kolad railway station is the first railway station on the
Konkan Railway
The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and ...
. It is at a distance of 12.916 km down from
Roha railway station which comes under Konkan Railway. The succeeding station is
Indapur railway station, a
halt station
A train station, railway station, railroad station or depot is a railway facility where trains stop to load or unload passengers, freight or both. It generally consists of at least one platform, one track and a station building providing such ...
.
Kolad has one platform serving four halting trains each day. No trains originate from this station. It is located 80 km from
Pune
Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...
's
Lohegaon
Lohagaon (''Lohagāva'') ( Marathi: लोहगाव) is a neighbourhood in northeast Pune, India. There is a grand temple of Shri Sant Tukaram Maharaj in Lohagaon. A big kirtan festival is celebrated every year and a big fair is held. Shiva J ...
airport. This station falls in the
Ratnagiri Division of the State of
Maharashtra in western coastal India.
In 2012, the Konkan Railway's ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off) service was operating from Kolad railway station to
Verna in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
(417 km, 8–10 hours journey),
Suratkal (721 km, 24 hours journey) in
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
, besides other regional routes.
Besides the railway station, Kolad is known for adventure sports, in particular
white-water rafting
Rafting and whitewater rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water. Dealing with risk is often a ...
.
References
External links
Trucks loaded at Kolad on ro-ro train of the Konkan Railway (video)
Railway stations along Konkan Railway line
Railway stations in Raigad district
Railway stations opened in 1993
Ratnagiri railway division
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