Ratnagiri railway station (RN) is a

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that serves the city of

Ratnagiri Ratnagiri (IAST:Ratnāgirī ; �ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a port city on the Arabian Sea coast in Ratnagiri District in the southwestern part of Maharashtra, India. The district is a part of Konkan division of Maharashtra. The city is known for ...

in the Indian state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

. It is the one of the main railway stations of 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 ...

. The station has modern facilities like elevator and escalator. The station offers free

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. All

trains halt at Ratnagiri. It is 7 km away from the city. It falls under the

Ratnagiri railway division Ratnagiri railway division is one of the two railway divisions under Konkan Railway of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 26 January 1998 and its headquarter is located at Ratnagiri in the state of Maharashtra of India. Ratnagiri ...

Administration

Ratnagiri station lies on the

zone of

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that runs along the west coast of India.

Services

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like –

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, New Delhi, Amritsar, Jaipur, Ahmedabad,

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ker ...

, Coimbatore, Ernakulam.

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting in the country capital New Delhi to , the capital of Kerala state. It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express t ...

and

Madgaon Rajdhani Express The 22413/22414 ''Madgaon Rajdhani Express'' is an express train of Rajdhani class belonging to Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi to Madgaon, in the state of Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of Ind ...

connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like

Mangala Lakshadweep Express The Mangala Lakshadweep Superfast Express is a Superfast train in India that runs between in Delhi and in Kochi, Kerala via the Konkan Railway route. It is operated by Southern Railway with 12617 / 12618 train numbers. In 1973, the earl ...

Kerala Sampark Kranti Express The 12217 / 12218 ''Kerala Sampark Kranti Express'' is a Superfast service among Sampark Kranti category that runs between Kochuveli railway station in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala and Chandigarh the capital cit ...

and

Goa Sampark Kranti Express The 12449 / 12450 ''Goa Sampark Kranti Express'' is one of the most important trains among the Sampark Kranti Express trains series operated on Indian Railways by the Northern Railway Delhi Division between and , a town in the Indian state of ...

. Other trains include

Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express The 20923 / 20924 Tirunelveli - Gandhidham Humsafar Express is a superfast express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It was announced to be operated with 19423/19424 train numbers on weekly basis. The i ...

Marusagar Express The Marusagar Express is a weekly express train that runs between Ajmer and Ernakulam, connecting Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka to Kerala. The train runs through four zones of Indian Railways, travelling 2860& ...

Kochuveli–Shri Ganganagar Junction Express The 16311 / 12 Shri Ganganagar Junction–Kochuveli Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways Southern Zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 16311 from to and as train number 16312 in the reverse di ...

Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express Kochuveli Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express is a Superfast Express express train of the Garib Rath Express category belonging to Indian Railways - Southern Railway zone that runs between Kochuveli and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Ind ...

Netravati Express The Netravati Express (16345/46) is a daily Express train connecting capital cities of Kerala and Maharashtra. It operates between and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The train runs on the Konkan Railway. History Initially the train the Bombay Ku ...

Konkan Kanya Express The Konkan Kanya Express is mail of Indian Railways train running between Mumbai and Madgaon on the Konkan Railway route. This train operates daily, the Up Train number is 10111 (Mumbai to Madgaon) and the Down Train number 10112 (Madgaon to Mu ...

Mandovi Express The Mandovi Express is a train which operates between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and , the main railway station in Goa and is currently operated by the Central Railway and the Konkan Railway. This train is named after the Mandovi Riv ...

Matsyagandha Express The 12619/20 Matsyagandha Superfast Express is a daily Superfast Express train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) and Mangaluru Central. The train was introduced on 1 May 1998 as Mangalore-Kurla Express. The Matsyagandha Expres ...

, Tutari Express,

Mumbai CSMT–Karmali Tejas Express The 22119/22120 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus–Madgaon Junction Tejas Express is one of India's full-AC train fleet introduced by Indian Railways connecting in Maharashtra and in Goa. It is currently being operated with 22119/22120 tr ...

Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express The CSMT - Madgaon Junction Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Konkan Railway division that runs between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Madgaon railway s ...

connect Madgaon to Mumbai. All the seasonal summer special trains,

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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.

Gallery

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References

Railway stations along Konkan Railway line Railway stations in Ratnagiri district Ratnagiri railway division Ratnagiri {{Maharashtra-railstation-stub

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