The project involved over 2,116 bridges (of which the Panvalnadi bridge was the highest viaduct in India till 2010, Now Jhajjhar Khad is the highest viaduct in India) and 92 tunnels and was the largest railway project of the century in Asia. The final survey for the Apta-Roha-Dasgaon section was made in 1974–75. The engineering and traffic survey for the West Coast Railway Line from Apta to Mangalore was conducted from 1970 to 1972. The length of the railway from Apta to Mangalore was estimated at 771.25 kilometres (479.23 mi), and its cost was estimated at ₹2.39 billion in 1976. It was cleared by the Planning Commission, and the project was included in the 1978-79 budget at an estimated cost of ₹11.19 billion. The first phase of the Konkan Railway was the 60.75-kilometre (37.75 mi) section from Apta to Roha. They set up Konkan Railway Corporation Limited headed by E.Sreedharan for executing Konkan railway line to tide over funds crunch of Indian Railways. Singh's government, backed by then Finance minister Madhu Dandavate and Vice Chairman of Planning Commission Ramakrishna Hegde. The long-pending demand of this region was fulfilled by George Fernandes who was the Railway minister in V.P. In 1957 an aerial survey was conducted of the area between Dasgaon, Raigad District in Maharashtra and Mangalore with the object of studying the possibilities of railway development in this region. Even the British who ruled India until 1947 did not build a railway along this route. History Background Crossing a long bridge between two hills Entering the Chiplun railway tunnelįor most of the modern era, the Konkan coast of India did not have a railway link connecting its coastal cities, towns and villages. The first train on the completed track was sent off on 26 January 1998. The 756.25 km (469.91 mi) long railway line connects the states of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. Anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus and roll-on/roll-off are several of the railway's innovations. During its initial years of operation in the mountainous Konkan region, a number of accidents prompted Konkan Railway to implement new technology. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and Mangalore. The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Bilingual Konkan Railway Zone initials Route map Indian Railways zone map 17 is Konkan Railway Express train in Konkan near Diwan Khavati Railway Station
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