RATLAM WDM3A 16836 + RATLAM WDM3A 16196 ALCO TWINS WITH 12450 CHANDIGARH - MADGAON GOA SAMPARK KRANTI SUPERFAST EXPRESS ENTERING/ARRIVING THIVIM RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.

12450/Goa Sampark Kranti Express
ਗੋਆ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਕ੍ਰਾਂਤੀ ਐਕਸਪ੍ਰੈਸ गोवा संपर्क क्रांति एक्सप्रेस
CDG/Chandigarh Junction -- MAO/Madgaon Junction

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 Hazrat Nizamuddin and Margao, a town in the Indian state of Goa The train is extended to Chandigarh similar to Kerala Sampark Kranti recently.
As of 2015, this train is running on a bi-weekly basis and holds Super Fast status.
2449DN Madgaon - Chandigarh Via New Delhi and Hazrat Nizamuddin Goa Sampark Kranti Express
12450UP Chandigarh - Madgaon Goa Sampark Kranti Express
Both electric and diesel power is used to haul the train on its way. H. Nizamuddin to Vadodara, Gujarat and Vadodara to H. Nizamuddin by WAP-4-E or WAP-5 of Vadodara (IR code: BRC-Baroda Capital) Electric shed is used. Vadodara to Madgaon and Madgaon to Vadodara by WDM2A or WDM 3A of Ratlam (IR Code: -RTM) Diesel Loco shed is used.
In 2008 Indian Railway Budget, the train announced to run bi-weekly as the frequency increased from weekly to bi-weekly.
Route
Chandigarh - Palwal - Northern Railways - (Delhi Division)
Palwal (excluding)- Mathura (Including) - North Central Railways or N.C.R. (Agra railway division)
Mathura excluding - Nagda (excluding) - West Central Railways or W.C.R. (Kota Division)
Nagda (including) - Ratlam-Vadodara - Vasai Road (including) - Western Railways - W.R. (Ratlam, Vadodara and Mumbai Division)
Vasai Road (excluding) - Roha (including) - Central Railways - C.R. Mumbai Division
Roha (excluding) - Madgaon - Konkan Railways (Ratnagiri, Madgaon Divisions).
A Ratlam based WDM 3A hauls the train from Madgaon until Vadodara after which a Ghaziabad based WAP 5 or WAP 7 takes over for the reminder of its journey until Chandigarh.
This train halts at the following stations
Chandigarh (Origin)
Ambala Cantt
Panipat
New Delhi
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Kota JN
Vadodara
Vasai Road
Panvel
Ratnagiri
Pernem
Thivim
Karmali
Madgaon (Destination).

Alternative trains for Madgaon or Goa from national capital
12779/12780 Vasco-Da-Gama H.Nizamuddin Goa Express - daily via, Madgaon, Belgaum, Miraj, Bhusawal, Bhopal
12617/12618 Mangala Lakshadweep Express - via Konkan Railways, Panvel, Bhusawal, Bhopal
12431/12432 Trivandrum H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via, Vadodara, Konkan Railways
22413/22414 Madgaon H.Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways
12217/12218 Kochuveli Chandigarh Kerala Sampark Kranti Express via Vadodara, Konkan Railways.

Thivim railway station (Station code: THVM) is one of the main railway stations for North Goa at Tivim (also called Thivim). It is part of the North South line and almost every trains do have service for this station.
While the station has only two platforms, it is the most important stop for trains in North Goa. This is the alighting point for all wishing to go to any part north of the Mandovi river in Goa, the North Goa tourist belt, and the talukas of Bardez and Pernem among others.
Karmali Railway Station, some eight kilometres away from the State-capital Panjim or Panaji, is closer for those wishing to reach central Goa, including the State-capital. Margao, which the railway authorities refer to as Madgaon railway station is a bigger station, and is best connected for those wanting to reach South Goa, including the beach belt of that locality.
It is located just off the Mapusa-Bicholim road at Thivim, Bardez, North Goa 403502, Goa.
The station comprises a single diesel BG (broad gauge) track. It is a regular station, with two platforms. It has some 38 halting trains, with no originating or terminating trains from the station.
This station lies at an elevation of 23 m above sea level, and is part of the Konkan Railway/Konkan zone, in the division of Karwar.
The Tivim/Thivim station offers the Shravan Seva, a service to help senior citizens in carrying their luggage. This is available by sending an SMS on 96640 44456 four hours in advance of the journey, with details of the PNR number, coach number and berth number of the travelling citizen (as of August 2016).
Thivim came on the rail route of India, after the building of the Konkan Railway in the 1990s. The Konkan Railway is a link between Mumbai and Mangalore on the west coast of India. It traverses a distance of 739 kilometres (459 mi) along the Western Ghats region of India, and passes through some verdant landscape. Overall, the Konkan Railway has some 91 tunnels and 171 major bridges "some of which have found mention in the record books".[1] It connects Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Konkan Railway was inaugurated on January 26, 1998.

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