Sindhudurg Passenger
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Passenger |
| First service | 5 April 1999 |
| Current operator | Konkan Railway |
| Route | |
| Termini | Diva Junction (DIVA) Sawantwadi Road (SWV) |
| Stops | 47 |
| Distance travelled | 465 km (289 mi) |
| Average journey time | 10h 45m |
| Service frequency | Daily [a] |
| Train number | 10105/10106 |
| On-board services | |
| Classes | Second Sitting, Unreserved |
| Seating arrangements | Yes |
| Sleeping arrangements | No |
| Catering facilities | Yes on |
| Observation facilities | LHB coach |
| Entertainment facilities | No |
| Baggage facilities | Below the seats |
| Technical | |
| Rolling stock | 2 |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Electrification | Yes |
| Operating speed | 43 km/h (27 mph) average with halts |
The Sindhudurg Express is a passenger train belonging to Konkan Railway that runs between Diva Junction and Sawantwadi Road.It is also known by name Diva-Sawantwadi Passenger. It is currently being operated with 10105/10106 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3][4] Sindhudurg passenger train uses Konkan Railway Corporation Limited built railway track from Roha to reach Savantvadi. This passenger trains helps people living in the cities of Mumbai,Thane, Kalyan-Dombivili and Navi Mumbai to go to their respective native places in Kokan (Malvan) region of Maharashtra state. Local vendors serve local eatables in this train.
Average speed and frequency
[edit]The 10105/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 43 km/h and completes 465 km in 10h 45m. The 10106/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 40 km/h and completes 465 km in 11h 40m.[citation needed] This is a day train connecting most of the railway stations in coastal Maharashtra.
Route and halts
[edit]The important halts of the train are:
- Diva Junction
- Panvel
- Apta
- Jite
- Roha (Technical Halt) crew Change
- Mangaon
- Veer
- Khed
- Chiplun
- Kamathe
- Sangameshwar Road
- Ratnagiri
- Rajapur Road
- Vaibhavwadi Road
- Kankavli
- Sindhudurg
- Kudal
- Zarap
- Sawantwadi Road
Coach composite
[edit]The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 160 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches:
- 6 Second Sitting
- 2 A/C three tier economy
- 11General Unreserved
- 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake
Traction
[edit]Both trains are hauled by a Bhusaval locoshed based WAP4 Electric locomotive from Sawantwadi to Diva and vice versa.
Rake sharing
[edit]The train shares its rake with 50107/50108 Sawantwadi Road - Madgaon Passenger and 50119/50120 Diva - Panvel Passenger.
Accident
[edit]Diva -Sawantwadi passenger train derailed at around 9.30 A.M. after crossing Bhise Khind tunnel near Nagothane,Raigad district of Maharashtra state on 4 May 2014 killing 21 passengers on board and 124 injured.[5][6]
See also
[edit]- Sawantwadi Road railway station
- Diva Junction railway station
- Sawantwadi Road - Madgaon Passenger
- Diva - Panvel Passenger
Notes
[edit]- ^ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.
References
[edit]- ^ Halt to Passenger trains at Saundal (SUAL) station
- ^ Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated various services on Konkan Railway in the function held at Panaji
- ^ SAWANTWADI TERMINUS - A BOON TO THE PEOPLE OF KONKAN REGION
- ^ Konkan Railway gets new station at Veravali in Maharashtra
- ^ "18 killed, 124 injured as Diwa-Sawantwadi passenger train derails in Raigad". Indian Express,English daily newspaper. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- ^ "Mumbai train mishap: 18 killed, more than 100 injured as Diva-Sawantwadi passenger train derails near Mumbai". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
External links
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