Loliem railway station

Loliem
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 1
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
Location
Loliem
Location within Goa

Loliem railway station (Station code: LOL) 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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