MADGAON (GOA) TO MUMBAI (MAHARASHTRA) : FULL TRAIN JOURNEY : 10104 MADGAON - MUMBAI CSMT MANDOVI EXPRESS : KALYAN WAP-7 LOCOMOTIVE : FOOD QUEEN TRAIN OF INDIAN RAILWAYS : WESTERN GHATS : MONSOON KONKAN RAILWAYS
10104/Mandovi Express
मांडवी एक्सप्रेस
MAO/Madgaon Junction -- CSMT/Mumbai CSM Terminus
The 10103 / 10104 Mandovi Express is a train which operates between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Madgaon Junction, 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 River. This train is also colloquially known as "The Food Queen of Konkan Railways," by rail fans.
Before the establishment of the Konkan Railway, a train used to run between Vasco and Miraj as the Vasco-Miraj MG train. It was then diverted and made to run from Mumbai to Madgaon and renamed Mandovi Express by then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar.. It is called fodie train by rail fans because in this train many types of food is delivered from breakfast to dinner.
It runs daily with a total travel time of 14 hours and 35 minutes. It has 18 stops on its route. It covers a distance of 580 kilometres.
The Mandovi Express (10103 ) runs from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) with stoppages at- Dadar Central, Thane, Panvel Junction, Mangaon, Khed, Chiplun, Sangameshwar Road, Ratnagiri, Adavali, Rajapur Road, Vaibhavwadi Road, Kankavali, Sindhudurg, Kudal, Sawantwadi Road, Pernem, Thivim, Karmali, Madgaon Junction
Once it reaches Madgaon Junction, it rests for the day and then originate as 10104 Mandovi express the next day at Madgaon (Margao) and ends at CSMT; it will take the same stoppage route.
The Mandovi Express (10104) originates daily from Madgaon and ends at CSMT. After arriving at CSMT, the train then Travels as 20111 KONKAN KANYA SF EXPRESS.(As it shares rakes with Konkan Kanya SF express)
As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Bhusawal Loco Shed based WAP-4 / WAG-5 or Kalyan Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive from end to end. Some times WAG-9 locomotive is used for Mandovi Express if there is no WAP-7 or WAP-4 or WAG-5 is available. Before electrification Mandovi Express was hauled by Kalyan Loco Shed based Diesel Locomotive WDP-4D.
Mandovi Express runs with LHB coaches having 1 AC FIRST CUM AC TWO TIER , 1 AC TWO TIER , 1 PANTRY CAR, 4 AC THREE TIER , 2 AC 3 TIER ECONOMY, 7 Sleeper and 4 second seating (unreserved) two at front and others are at the end of the train, 1 EOG and 1 SLR coach.
On 7 Oct 2013, Mandovi Express derailed at Khed which lies in Ratnagiri district. This incident happened when the train was running slowly and going towards Khed railway station, so no casualties reported.
Madgaon Junction Railway Station (station code: MAO) is a railway junction and major station on the Indian Railways network, specifically on the South Western Railway line to Vasco da Gama, Goa and the Konkan Railway, in Madgaon, Goa, India. The station is progressing by getting electrified and double-tracked with the addition of new platforms.
Madgaon Junction falls under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway in Goa.
The South Western Railway's Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section and the Konkan Railway from Mumbai, Maharashtra to Mangalore, Karnataka pass through this junction.
Madgaon railway junction in the state of Goa has direct rail connection with several major cities in India. All the major metropolitan cities of India, namely, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. The other cities of India, Bangalore, Miraj, Hubli, Mangalore, Pune, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (Ernakulam Junction), Surat, Vadodara, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Kota, Agra, Jhansi, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Bhubaneswar, Udupi, Suratkal and Patna.
Two Rajdhani Express, i.e., Trivandrum Rajdhani and Madgaon Rajdhani connect Madgaon Junction with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express and Goa Express.
Many trains including the Konkan Kanya Express, Mandovi Express, Matsyagandha Express, Netravati Express, Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express connect Madgaon to Mumbai.
