Title - Konkan Railway announces monsoon schedule

MANGALORE: The monsoon time table will come in to force on Konkan Railway route from June 10 to October 31.

According to the new time table, 12620 Mangalore-LTT Matsyagandha Express will leave Mangalore at 12.50 am instead of 2.40 pm and 12134 Mangalore-CSTM Express will leave Mangalore at 4.45 pm instead of 2 pm.

Other changes are: 10104 Madgaon-CSTM Mondovi Express will leave Madgoan at 8.30 am instead of 9.30 am; 12617 Ernakulam-Nizamuddin Mangala Express will leave Ernakulam at 10.45 am instead of 1.05 pm; 12052 Madgaon-CSTM Janshatabdi Express will leave Madgoan at 12.10 pm instead of 2.30 pm; 10112 Madgaon-CSTM Konkankanya Express will leave Madgoan at 4.45 pm instead of 6 pm; 50106 Sawantwadi-Diva Passenger will leave 10 minutes late at 8.35 am and 12449 Madgaon-Nizamuddin Goa Sampark Kranti Express will leave 65 minutes late at 12.25 pm.

In the monsoon time table, train No. 16337/16338 Okha-Ernakulam Bi-weekly express will be partially cancelled between Hapa-Okha-Hapa.

Siddheswar Telugu, Chief PRO, Konkan Railway, said the monsoon time table is aimed at providing safe passage to trains during monsoon season. He cautioned that there may be slight variation in these timings due to introduction of All India Time Table with effect from July 01.