GOC WDP4D 40106 WITH 12052 MADGAON - DADAR GOA JAN SHATABDI EXPRESS (VISTADOME COACH AT THE FRONT) ENTERING / ARRIVING THIVIM RAILWAY STATION OF KONKAN RAILWAYS.
12052/Madgaon - Dadar Jan Shatabdi Express
मडगांव - दादर जनशताब्दी एक्सप्रेस मडगाँव - दादर जनशताब्दी एक्सप्रेस
MAO/Madgaon Junction -- DR/Dadar Central
The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train belonging to Indian Railways - Konkan Railway division that runs between Mumbai and Madgaon in India.
It operates as train number 12051 from Dadar to Madgaon and as train number 12052 in the reverse direction.
The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express presently has 1 Vistadome Coach, 2 AC Chair Car & 12 Second Class Jan Shatabdi seating coaches. From 17th September 2017, a Vistadome Coach was attached to the train. But this coach will available only on selected days.
The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express covers the distance of 544 kilometers in 8 hours 25 mins (65.26 km/hr) as 12051 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express & in 8 hours 15 mins (66.52 km/hr) as 12052 Madgaon Dadar Jan Shatabdi Express.It is one of the fastest train in konkan railways and is immensely popular amongst the people travelling to konkan and goa.It is one of the longest running jan shatabdi.
The 12051/52 Dadar Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express runs via Panvel, Chiplun, Ratnagiri, Kankavli, Kudal, Thivim to Madgaon.
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.
