Sindhudurg Passenger

Sindhudurg Express
Overview
Service typePassenger
First service5 April 1999 (1999-04-05)
Current operatorKonkan Railway
Route
TerminiDiva Junction (DIVA)
Sawantwadi Road (SWV)
Stops47
Distance travelled465 km (289 mi)
Average journey time10h 45m
Service frequencyDaily [a]
Train number10105/10106
On-board services
ClassesSecond Sitting, Unreserved
Seating arrangementsYes
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesYes on
Observation facilitiesLHB coach
Entertainment facilitiesNo
Baggage facilitiesBelow the seats
Technical
Rolling stock2
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed43 km/h (27 mph) average with halts

The Sindhudurg Express is a passenger train belonging to Konkan Railway that runs between Diva Junction and Sawantwadi Road.It is also known by name Diva-Sawantwadi Passenger. It is currently being operated with 10105/10106 train numbers on a daily basis.[1][2][3][4] Sindhudurg passenger train uses Konkan Railway Corporation Limited built railway track from Roha to reach Savantvadi. This passenger trains helps people living in the cities of Mumbai,Thane, Kalyan-Dombivili and Navi Mumbai to go to their respective native places in Kokan (Malvan) region of Maharashtra state. Local vendors serve local eatables in this train.

Average speed and frequency

The 10105/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 43 km/h and completes 465 km in 10h 45m. The 10106/Sindhudurg Passenger runs with an average speed of 40 km/h and completes 465 km in 11h 40m. This is a day train connecting most of the railway stations in coastal Maharashtra.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 160 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches:

  • 6 Second Sitting
  • 2 A/C three tier economy
  • 11General Unreserved
  • 2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Bhusaval locoshed based WAP4 Electric locomotive from Sawantwadi to Diva and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 50107/50108 Sawantwadi Road - Madgaon Passenger and 50119/50120 Diva - Panvel Passenger.

Accident

Diva -Sawantwadi passenger train derailed at around 9.30 A.M. after crossing Bhise Khind tunnel near Nagothane,Raigad district of Maharashtra state on 4 May 2014 killing 21 passengers on board and 124 injured.[5][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Runs seven days in a week for every direction.

References

  1. ↑ Halt to Passenger trains at Saundal (SUAL) station
  2. ↑ Hon’ble Minister for Railways has inaugurated various services on Konkan Railway in the function held at Panaji
  3. ↑ SAWANTWADI TERMINUS - A BOON TO THE PEOPLE OF KONKAN REGION
  4. ↑ Konkan Railway gets new station at Veravali in Maharashtra
  5. ↑ "18 killed, 124 injured as Diwa-Sawantwadi passenger train derails in Raigad". Indian Express,English daily newspaper. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mumbai train mishap: 18 killed, more than 100 injured as Diva-Sawantwadi passenger train derails near Mumbai". India Today. Retrieved 23 May 2026.


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