Ratnagiri railway station

Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri railway station building
General information
LocationRatnagiri, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
Coordinates17°00′12″N 73°21′29″E / 17.003441°N 73.358159°E / 17.003441; 73.358159
Elevation125.000 metres (410.105 ft)[1]
System Regional rail and Light rail station
OwnerIndian Railways
LineKonkan Railway
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure type
Standard on-ground station
Parkingyes
Cycle facilities
yes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRN
Fare zoneCentral Railways
History
Openedyes
Closedno
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Bhoke Panvel
towards Roha
 Konkan Railway Nivasar Madgaon Junction
towards Thokur
Location
Ratnagiri is located in India
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri
Location within India
Ratnagiri is located in Maharashtra
Ratnagiri
Ratnagiri
Location within Maharashtra

Ratnagiri railway station (RN) is a train station that serves the city of Ratnagiri in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the main railway stations of the Konkan Railway. The station has modern facilities like elevator and escalator. The station offers free Wi-Fi.[2] All Konkan Railway trains halt at Ratnagiri. It is 7 km away from the city. It falls under the Ratnagiri railway division. Platform 1 is used for South India bound trains, platform 2 for North India bound trains and platform 3 is used for trains starting/terminating their journey at the railway station. Platform 3 may sometimes be used by platform 2 trains, if the track switch is set to platform 3. However, it rarely happens.

Administration

Ratnagiri railway station was built and is operated and maintained by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited, a public sector company as of 20 May 2026.[3] Ratnagiri train station lies on the Konkan Railway railway tracks that runs along the west coast of Republic of India approximately parallel to Arabian sea.

Services

The railway station has the daily connectivity to important cities of India like – Mumbai, New Delhi, Amritsar, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Mangalore, Coimbatore, Ernakulam.

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express and Madgaon Rajdhani Express connect with Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in New Delhi along with other trains like Mangala Lakshadweep Express, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express and Goa Sampark Kranti Express.

Other trains include Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Marusagar Express, Kochuveli–Shri Ganganagar Junction Express, Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express, Netravati Express, Konkan Kanya Express, Mandovi Express, Matsyagandha Express, Tutari Express, Mumbai CSMT–Karmali Tejas Express, Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express, Tirunelveli-Gandhidham Humsafar Express, Madgaon–Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express connect Madgaon to Mumbai.

All the seasonal summer special trains, Ganesh Chaturthi special trains, and Christmas special trains halt at Ratnagiri railway station.

The railway station has many amenities, such as escalators and lifts on each platforms, as well as handicap-friendly environment and access.

There is also a goods yard on the west side of rail station. A passenger coach depot is also being built adjoining to the station.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "96 COVID-19 Special Departures from Ratnagiri KR/Konkan Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  2. ↑ "Govt launches free WiFi facility at 28 Konkan railway stations". The NEWS Minute. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Konkan Railway Corporation Limited - Company Profile". thecomapanycheck.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
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