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on an
ra ways
was
constructe
on
t
s
thebiggestprojectundertakenbytheIndian.
Ithas
aroute
length
of
762km
in
broad
gauge ravers ng3s a esv z arna a a, oaandMaharashtrawith59stations.
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e
on an
s
a
coasta
str p
o
an
oun e
bytheSahyadrihillsontheeastandArabian.
breathes
side
by
side
with
economic
growth;
,forestcover,andalandscapefringedwith
.
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erou e sas ng e ne rac ,an sno e ec r e ye .
Ithas
been
designed
for
high
speed
traffic
(160
km/h).
It
isopentogoodsandpassengertraffic.Theroute,which
runsparalleltotheArabianseacoastline,offerssomeof
the
most
spectacular
views
of
any
Indian
rail
journey.The
atmanyplaces.TheNH17alsorunsbetweenMumbai
andMangaluru.
AlthoughKR
is
currently
single
line,
KR
and
South
WesternRailwaylinesrunparallelfromMajordato
Mad aon makin thatsectionadoubleline.
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Loosesoilandnon
1500riversto
un orm
strataExtremely
MAJORBoringofthe
westernSeismic
ghats
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.
Length
762km
Rulinggradient 150(compensated|)
Number ofstations 59
Numberofmajorbridges 179(withtotallinearwaterwayof21.50
Kms .)
Numberofminorbridges 1819(linearwaterwayof5.73Kms .)
Numberof tunnels 92(totallength83.60Kms.)
Lon esttunnel 6. Km. Karbude tunnel
Longestbridge 2065.8m.(Sharavati riverbridge)
Tallestviaduct 64metersinheight(Panval viaduct)
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a a a oo s10to12 eeta ovet egroundinjune1994.
Inju y1997anentiremountainsi eco apse
at
Ukshi. Justmonthsbeforethecompletionofthe
pernamtunnelamajor collapsetookplace.
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Landhadtobe
acqu re rom
42000different
landowners.
Specialcarehad
tobe
taken
while
providing
centrifugaland
jetfan
ventilation
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Embankmentsof
the
depth
of
25m
hadtobemade.
Cuttingsofan
average
depth
of
made.
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TheJune16accidentinvolving
highlightsthe
need
for
fool
proofsafetymeasuresagainstlandsli sontheKonkanRailway,particularlyduringthemonsoon.
warningsignalonthesectionofthetrackwheretheaccidentha ened.Itranthrou ha
fivemetre
cutting
and
was
thoughttobenotpronetolandslips.
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warnan
approaching
train
with
flashing
lights
and
hooter
at
arange
of500m,sothatthedriverisenabledtoreduceimpactwithafallen.
UsinghighlysensitiveElectronicPendulums havingminiradio
transmitterslinked
to
aradio
modem
which
in
turn
communicates
,
predictivefailurewarningsothatsimultaneousfailureofcuttingand
arrivaloftraindonottakeplace.
andcoupledwithACDtechnologynetworkthroughwirelessconnectivity,isalsobeingdevelopedbyKRCLforrealtimereaction
.
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:
portal,to
aheight
of
1.5
m
above
rail
level,
and
awidth
of
2.5
m,
sandbagsarestackedwithagapof100 150mmevery2metresto
Berms :Tomakethetunnelapproachesmorestable,upto50 60
metreslength
of
tunnel
approach
or
until
we
reach
aheight
of
the
, ,
platform)ofabout34metreswillbeprovidedincaseofsoilmixed
withboulders.
approachcuttingforthetunnelisinrock,thentunnelportalsandtheapproachcutsshouldbeprotectedwithaspecialsteelbouldernet.
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Alllateriterockcuttingswhich wererequiringblastingatthe
timeofconstruction,willnowbetreatedaslateritesoiland1:1
s opesw ermsw eprov e .
Allrockcuttings,exceptthosealreadyprovidedwithrock
specialsteelbouldernets
Excepthard
rock
cuttings,
in
all
other
cuttings
toe
protection
wall(atthebaseofthecutting)orpitching(puttinglayerof
rocksalongtheslope)upto2metreheightwillbeprovided.
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ManyFirsts
WhentherailwaywasopenedtothepubliconJan26,1998,ithad
ForthefirsttimeinIndiafundsfortheprojectwereraisedwithouttouchingthegovernmentcoffers.TheauthorisedcapitalofRs.800croreswaspooledtogetherbytherailwaysandthestatesofKerala,Karnataka
andGoa
and
Maharashtra.
This
was
leveraged
by
means
of
public
bonds
to
eex en o s.2250crores.
Theprojectalsoemployedtheleastnumberofpeopleinitsmanagement:atitspeakamere2400,allin.
Aninternational
record
in
tunnel
boring
was
set:
the
Natuvadi
tunnel's
204metrespermonthbeattheprevious187metres.
Finall totheamazementofIndians the ro ectwascom letedinamere8years,whichisabarewinkofaneyeinIndia.
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CONCLUSION
TodaytheKonkanRailway,wendsitsfastandsafeway
throu hsceniccountr notdes oiltb the iecesof
engineering
created
for
it.
In
fact
Konkan
Railway
is
an
Indian
triumphinmanyareas:engineering,efficiency,innovation,
, , , ,
aestheticsandservice.A760kMrailpath,laidonfairlyflatrails
overrivers
and
valleys
and
through
mountains
and
gorges,
it
was esigne an ui t yIn ianengineersinarecor timeo
eightyears!ItisafeatofcivilengineeringthattheBritishhad
contemplatedacenturyagoandabandonedasbeingtoo
formidable.
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