Railway station in Goa, India
15°42′30″N 73°49′02″E / 15.7084°N 73.8173°E / 15.7084; 73.8173Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft) |
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Owned by | Indian Railways |
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Operated by | Konkan Railway |
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Line(s) | Konkan Railway |
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Platforms | 2 |
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Tracks | 2 |
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Construction |
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Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
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Parking | Yes |
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Accessible | Yes |
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Other information |
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Status | Functioning |
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Station code | PERN |
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Zone(s) | Konkan Railway |
Division(s) | Karwar |
Fare zone | Indian Railways |
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History |
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Opened | 1997; 27 years ago (1997) |
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Electrified | Yes |
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Services |
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Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | Madure towards Roha | | Konkan Railway Konkan Railway | | Thivim towards Thokur | |
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Route map |
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Legend | | | | km | | | | | | | | | | 0.000 | Roha | | | | 12.916 | Kolad | | | | 24.000 | Indapur | | | | 30.300 | Mangaon | | | | 41.000 | Goregaon Road | | | | 46.885 | Veer | | | | | tunnel 1 | | | | | Dasgaon Bridge | across Savitri River | | | | | 55.000 | Sape Wamane | | | | | tunnel 2 | | | | 62.785 | Karanjadi | | | | | tunnel 3 | | | | | tunnel 4 | | | | | tunnel 5 | | | | 71.000 | Vinhere | | | | | Natuwadi Tunnel | (tunnel 6) | | | | | | 80.585 | Diwankhavati | | | | | tunnel 7 | | | | | Kalambani | | | | | Jagbudi River | | | | 98.285 | Khed | | | | | tunnel 8 | | | | | tunnel 9 | | | | | tunnel 10 | | | | | tunnel 11 | | | | | tunnel 12 | | | | 111.690 | Anjani | | | | | tunnel 13 | | | | | tunnel 14 | | | | | tunnel 15 | | | | 127.877 | Chiplun | | | | | Vashishti River | | | | | Chiplun Tunnel | (tunnel 16) | | | | | | 137.646 | Kamathe | | | | | Savarde Tunnel | (tunnel 17) | | | | | | 146.302 | Sawarda | | | | | tunnel 18 | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 19 | | | | | Jaigad River | | | | 156.414 | Aravali Road | | | | | tunnel 20 | | | | | Aravali Tunnel | (tunnel 21) | | | | | | | tunnel 22 | | | | | tunnel 23 | | | | 170.285 | Sangameshwar Road | | | | | tunnel 24 | | | | | tunnel 25 | | | | | tunnel 26 | | | | 178.200 | Digni | | | | | Shastri Bridge across Bav River | | | | | Parchuri Tunnel | (tunnel 27) | | | | | | | tunnel 28 | | | | | | | | | | 183.962 | Ukshi | | | | | tunnel 30 | | | | | tunnel 31 | | | | | tunnel 32 | | | | | Ukshi Falls | | | | | tunnel 33 | | | | | tunnel 34 | | | | | Karbude Tunnel | (tunnel 35) | | | | | | 196.482 | Bhoke | | | | | viaduct | | | | | tunnel 36 | | | | | tunnel 37 | | | | 203.600 | Ratnagiri | | | | | tunnel 38 | | | | | Pomendi viaduct | | | | | tunnel 39 | | | | | Panval Nadi/Panval Setu | Viaduct over Panval River | | | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 41 | | | | 218.993 | Nivasar | | | | | tunnel 42 | | | | | tunnel 43 | | | | | tunnel 44 | | | | | tunnel 45 | | | | | tunnel 46 | | | | | Kajali River | | | | | tunnel 47 | | | | 235.280 | Adavali | | | | | tunnel 48 | | | | | tunnel 49 | | | | | Berdewadi Tunnel | (tunnel 50) | | | | | | | Veravali | | | | | tunnel 51 | | | | | Muchkundi River | | | | | tunnel 52 | | | | | tunnel 53 | | | | | 250.718 | Vilavade | | | | | tunnel 54 | | | | | tunnel 55 | | | | | tunnel 56 | | | | | tunnel 57 | | | | | tunnel 58 | | | | | tunnel 59 | | | | | tunnel 60 | | | | | Saundal | | | | | Arjuna River | | | | | tunnel 61 | | | | | tunnel 62 | | | | 267.349 | Rajapur Road | | | | | tunnel 63 | | | | | tunnel 64 | | | | | tunnel 65 | | | | | Vaghotan River | | | | | Chinchawali | | | | | tunnel 66 | | | | | tunnel 67 | | | | | | | | | 283.943 | Vaibhavwadi Road | | | | | Devgad (tributary) | | | | | Devgad River | | | | 299.552 | Nandgaon Road | | | | | Janavali River | | | | 314.000 | Kankavali | | | | | Gad River | | | | | Kasal River | | | | 332.560 | Sindhudurg | | | | | Karli River | | | | 343.037 | Kudal | | | | 353.000 | Zarap | | | | 363.880 | Sawantwadi Road | | | | 371.000 | Madure | | | | | | | | | | Terekhol River | | | | | | | | | | 385.520 | Pernem | | | | | Revora Bridge across | Chapora River | | | | | 396.430 | Thivim | | | | | Assonora River | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Old Goa Tunnel | (tunnel 70) | | | | | | 411.000 | Karmali | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 71 | | | | 429.800 | Verna | | | | | | | | | 434.800 | Majorda Junction | | | | | Suravali | | | | 442.460 | Madgaon Junction | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 72 | | | | | tunnel 73 | | | | 458.635 | Balli | | | | | tunnel 74 | | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 76 | | | | | tunnel 77 | | | | 475.240 | Canacona | | | | | Talpona River | | | | | Galgibag River | | | | | | | | | | 482.000 | Loliem | | | | | tunnel 79 | | | | | | | | | 493.221 | Asnoti | | | | | | | | | 501.021 | Karwar | | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 81 | | | | | tunnel 82 | | | | 514.636 | Harwada | | | | | Hattikeri River | | | | | tunnel 83 | | | | 529.001 | Ankola | | | | | Gangavali River | | | | 536.941 | Gokarna Road | | | | | tunnel 84 | | | | 548.480 | Mirjan | | | | | tunnel 85 | | | | | Aghnashini River | | | | 556.032 | Kumta | | | | | | | | | 569.812 | Honnavar | | | | | Honnavar Tunnel | (tunnel 87) | | | | | | Honnavar Tunnel | (tunnel 88) | | | | | | | Badagani River | | | | | | | | | | tunnel 89 | | | | 587.608 | Manki | | | | 596.005 | Murdeshwar | | | | 603.000 | Chitrapur | | | | | Venkatapur River | | | | | tunnel 90 | | | | 610.740 | Bhatkal | | | | 618.600 | Shiroor | | | | | tunnel 91 | | | | 625.000 | Mookambika Road Byndoor | | | | | Byndoor River | | | | 632.352 | Bijoor | | | | | Yadamavu River | | | | | Kolluru River | | | | 646.192 | Senapura | | | | | Chakra River | | | | | | | | | | Panchagagavali River | (main branch) | | | | | 660.000 | Kundapura | | | | 675.572 | Barkur | | | | | Sita River | | | | | River am Uppoor/Heroor Damm | | | | | Suvarna River | | | | 691.900 | Udupi | | | | | Udyavara River | | | | 700.000 | Innanje | | | | 708.320 | Padubidri | | | | | Udupi Power Corp. Ltd. | coal power station | | | | | 715.000 | Nandikoor | | | | | Shambavi River | | | | 724.800 | Mulki | | | | | Nandini River | | | | 733.825 | Surathkal | | | | 738.440 | Thokur | | | | | | | | | | to New Mangalore Port | | | | 740.000 | Jokatte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | km | | | | | | | | | | |
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Pernem railway station (Station code: PERN) is a railway station in North Goa district of Goa state.[1]
It is part of the Konkan Railway, in the town of Pernem in the North Goa district of Goa State and is under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.[2]
History
The 5,002 feet (1,525 m) Pernem Tunnel on the line was begun in 1992, but had a lengthy history of repeated tunnel collapses that held up completion of the entire line through Pernem until 1998. The chief engineer of the tunnel construction was later to characterize it as "a job from hell", with repeated floods caused by monsoon weather that could wash away months of work in a matter of hours. Nine workers died during the Pernem Tunnel construction alone, out of the 74 deaths across the entire Konkan Railway project.
A 5 metres (16 ft) section of the tunnel collapsed again in August 2020, and required 40 days work to restore service, reinforcing the tunnel with steel plates; all of which had to be done during the lockdown restrictions imposed to counter the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Structure
It is located at 18 metres (59 ft) above sea level and has two platforms. As of 2016, a single broad-gauge railway line exists at this station, and 14 trains stop at Pernem. The Goa Airport situated at Dabolim is at distance of 38 kilometres (24 mi) from this railway station.[7]
References
- ^ Chawathe, Soumitra. "Special Departures from Pernem KR/Konkan Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Pernem Railway Station Map/Atlas KR/Konkan Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Pernem Railway Station (PERN) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". NDTV.
Sources
- Kerr, Ian J. (2007). Engines of Change: The Railroads That Made India. Transportation and Society Series. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780275985646. ISSN 1932-4766.
- Tarrant, Chris (2016). Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railway Journeys. Kings Road Publishing. ISBN 9781786063663.
- Wolmar, Christian (2017). Railways and The Raj: How the Age of Steam Transformed India. Atlantic Books. ISBN 9781782397663.
- Maad, Givnd Kamat (20 September 2020). "After 40 days, railway experts fortify Pernem tunnel in Goa". The Times of India.
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