Loliem railway station

Loliem
लोलयें
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location Mashem Loliem, Canacona taluk, South Goa, Goa
India
Coordinates 14°56′21″N 74°05′18″E / 14.9393°N 74.0883°E / 14.9393; 74.0883Coordinates: 14°56′21″N 74°05′18″E / 14.9393°N 74.0883°E / 14.9393; 74.0883
Elevation 27 metres (89 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Konkan Railway
Line(s) Konkan Railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code LOL
Zone(s) Konkan Railway
Division(s) Karwar
Fare zone Indian Railways
History
Opened 2011 (2011)
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Konkan Railway
Asnoti
Route map
Legend
km
Up arrow to Panvel (CSTM)
0 Roha (RN)
13 Kolad
24 Indapur
30 Mangaon
41 Goregaon Road
47 Veer
55 Sape Wamane
63 Karanjadi
71 Vinhere
Natuwadi Tunnel (4 km)
81 Diwankhavati
98 Khed
112 Anjani
128 Chiplun
Chiplun Tunnel (2 km)
138 Kamathe
Savarde Tunnel (3 km)
147 Sawarda
Shastri Bridge
Parchuri Tunnel (3 km)
150 Aravali
Gad Bridge
171 Sangameshwar
184 Ukshi
Karbude Tunnel (6 km)
197 Bhoke
203 Ratnagiri
Panval Nadi Viaduct
Tike Tunnel (4 km)
219 Nivasar
235 Adavali
Berdewadi Tunnel (4 km)
250 Vilavade
267 Rajapur Road
284 Vaibhavwadi Road
299 Nandgaon Road
314 Kankavali
333 Sindhudurg
343 Kudal
353 Zarap
364 Sawantwadi Road
371 Madure
Maharashtra state / RN limits
Goa state / KAWR limits
Pernem Tunnel (1 km)
382 Pernem
393 Thivim
Mandovi Bridge
411 Karmali
Zuari Bridge
427 Verna
to Vasco da Gama
432 Majorda Junction
435 Suravali
438 Madgaon Junction
Right arrow to Londa Junction
456 Balli
Barcem Tunnel (3 km)
472 Canacona
482 Loliem
Goa state
Karnataka state
492 Asnoti
Kalinadi Bridge
500 Karwar
Karwar Tunnel (3 km)
513 Harwada
528 Ankola
526 Gokarna Road
555 Kumta
568 Honnavar
Sharavati Bridge
586 Manki
595 Murudeshwar
603 Chitrapur
609 Bhatkal
617 Shiroor
625 Mookambika Road Byndoor
631 Bijoor
644 Senapura
658 Kundapura
674 Barkur
690 Udupi
700 Innanje
706 Padubidri
715 Nandikoor
723 Mulki
732 Surathkal
736 Thokur (KAWR)
Gurupura River
Right arrow to Hassan Junction (MYS)
Down arrow to Mangalore Junction (PGT)

Loliem railway station is a railway station in Goa, under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway.[1]

Administration

It lies is in Loliem-Polem village in the sub-district of Canacona and is under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.

History

The setting up of this station was announced in September 2011, nearly a decade-and-half after the railway was commissioned in 1997. A brief newspaper announcement simply said that a new railway station at Loliem between the existing stations of Asnoti (Karnataka) and Canacona (Goa) was being set up by the Konkan Railway Corporation and it would "facilitate many locals who commute from Loliem-Polem to Margao everyday". The announcement was made by Konkan Railway Corporation's managing director B P Tayal.[2]

Other stations

Madgaon (locally spelt in English more often as Margao) railway station in South Goa district is the largest Konkan Railway station within Goa, while Thivim railway station in North Goa comes at second place. The former is a gateway to South Goa, Margao, the urban area of Vasco da Gama and also the beaches of South Goa, while the latter is a gateway to Mapusa town, the emigration-oriented sub-district of Bardez and also the North Goa beach belt. The Karmali railway station is closest State capital Panjim or Panaji, which is the administrative capital of Goa.

References

  1. Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Kamat Maad, Govind. "A new railway station at Loliem ...". Panaji (Panjim): The Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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