Marmagao railway station (Station code: MRH) is a small railway station in
South Goa district
South Goa district is one of two districts that comprises the state of Goa, India, within the region known as the Konkan. It is bounded by North Goa district to the north, the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state to the east and south, while ...
,
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 ...
. It serves
Marmagao
Mormugao is a seaport city situated in the eponymous Mormugao taluka (municipality) of the South district, in the Goa state, India. It has a deep natural harbour and remains Goa's chief port.
Towards the end of the Indo-Portuguese era in 191 ...
city. The station consists of two platforms, which are not well sheltered and lack many facilities, including water and sanitation.
The station was part of the Marmagao and
Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
metre-gauge railway
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
line, which was the main rail line in the state until
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 ...
was started in 1998. It comes under the jurisdiction of the
Hubli division of the
South Western Railway zone
The South Western Railway (SWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India, headquartered at Hubballi in Karnataka State. SWR was created from carving out the routes from Southern Railways, South Central Railways and Central Railways in 2003.
H ...
. There are no trains from the station, as
Vasco da Gama railway station
Vasco da Gama (station code: VSG) is a railway station serving the town of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India.
History
The station was part of Marmagao and Vasco metre-gauge railway line. This was main rail in the state until Konkan Railway
...
serves the purpose and is just from Marmagao station.
Konkan Railway unveils Rs. 1,009cr rail project
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References
Hubli railway division
Railway stations in South Goa district
Mormugao
Railway terminus in India
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