PROJECT ON “Konkan Railway”

Master of Commerce

Semester-III

(2014-2015)

Submitted

In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements

For the award of degree of

M.Com- II

By

Suraj Shridhar Tripathi

Seat No: _______

Tolani College of Commerce

Sher-e-Punjab society,

Andheri (East),

Mumbai-400 093
PROJECT ON “Konkan Railway”

Master of Commerce

Semester-III

(2014-2015)

Submitted

In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements

For the award of degree of

M.Com-II

By

Suraj Shridhar Tripathi

Seat No: _______

Tolani College of Commerce

Sher-e-Punjab society,

Andheri (East),

Mumbai-400 093
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that Suraj Shridhar Tripathi of M.Com

Semester III (2014-2015) has successfully completed the project on
“Konkan Railway”

under the guidance of Deepali Kamle.

Project Guide: ____________________________

Course Coordinator: ____________________________

External Examiner: ____________________________

Principal: ____________________________
 DECLARATION

I, Suraj Shridhar Tripathi, the student of M.Com Semester-III

(2014-2015) hereby declare that I have completed the project on
“Konkan Railway” In the Course Research Methodology.

The information submitted is true and original to the best of my

knowledge. References have been cited wherever necessary.

Date: ___________

Place: Mumbai

Signature of Student

Suraj Tripathi
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Preparing the project on “Konkan Railway”has given me

extensive practical knowledge related to the course.

I would like to first thank our principal Dr.A.A.Rashid, for his

valuable support in preparing this project.

I express my deep sense of Gratitude to the Course Coordinator,

Ms.Sadhana Venkatesh for the valuable guidance and support during
my project work.

I am thankful to my guide Deepali Kamle for providing me the

guidance throughout the course of this project. I am also thankful to her
for patiently and critically evaluating the content of this project.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all

the staff of the library and the computer lab for their support.
 Index:

SR NO PAGE NO
TOPIC

1 Introduction 7

Overview of the Konkan Railway

2 9
Corporation (KRC)

Konkan Railway Route Map

3 12

Brief Story Of Konkan Railway

4 14

Konkan Railway Operations

5 16

6 Tourism Development In Konkan Coast 21

Konkan Railway Trains

7 24

8 Objective Of Study 26

9 Research Methodology 27

Questionnaire
10 29

11 Limitations and References 30

KONKAN RAILWAYS

by Suraj Shridhar Tripathi

INTRODUCTION

The Konkan Railway (Railway Symbol: KR) is a railway line which runs along the

Konkan coast of India between Mumbai and Mangalore. It was constructed and is

operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation. It runs from Roha in Maharashtra till

Thokur in Karnataka for a total distance of 741 km (460 mi), along the west coast of

India and Western Ghats. However lines up till Roha station are managed by Central

Railways, while Mangalore Central railway station is managed by Southern Railways.

Until the Konkan Railway started its operations, the two important port cities

Mangalore and Mumbai were not directly connected by the railway network. People

would travel by trains running through inland India via Bangalore-Belgaum-Pune

route. In mid twentieth century, people travelling to Mumbai from Mangalore and

adjoining areas would go to Kadur or Birur by bus and then catch a train to Mumbai

(Bombay then). In the 1970s National Highway 17 (NH-17) was built to connect

these cities by road. Direct bus services started between these two cities after the

construction of NH-17. Even though economic reasons provided a strong need to

connect these two cities, the region through which the railway track passed was

geographically very tough and would be an engineering challenge. Due to the uneven

terrain of the region, railway lines were not laid for many years.

Although the brainchild of veteran parliamentarian from Ratnagiri, Nath Pai M.P.,
national leaders such as Madhu Dandavate and George Fernandes, who hailed from the

Konkan played a major role in the conception of Konkan Railway. In 1966, a line was

constructed between Diva in Mumbai and Panvel in Raigad district. During the tenure

of Madhu Dandavate, this was extended up to Roha in 1986, mainly to serve the

industries located in the area. At the same time, works on Mangalore-Thokur line took

impetus. However, the missing link from Roha to Mangalore still remained. In

October 1984, the Ministry of Railways decided to take a final location engineering-

cum-traffic survey for the west coastal portion from Surathkal to Madgaon - a total

distance of 525 km. In March 1985, the railways decided to extend the scope of their

survey to include the omitted length of the west coast line extending from Madgaon to

Roha. The Southern Railway was entrusted with this final location survey. They

submitted the project report for this route to the Railway Ministry in 1988 and named

it as the Konkan Railway after the coastline along which it runs.

The project gained impetus after George Fernandes became the Railway Minister in

1989. It was decided to constitute a separately incorporated railway company for the

construction and operation of the line. Thus, on July 19, 1990, the Konkan Railway

Corporation Limited (KRCL) was incorporated as a public limited company under the

Companies Act, 1956, with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai and E.

Sreedharan, a senior railway official, as its first Chairman and Managing Director.

The company set itself a challenging target of five years to complete the work -

something that had never been achieved in India before for a project of this

magnitude. The foundation stone for the project was laid at Roha on September 15,

1990, and the Corporation had its task cut out.

OVERVIEW OF KONKAN RAILWAY CORPORATION (KRC)

Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways (IR). It

operates the Konkan Railways, a subsidiary zone of the Indian Railways. It is

headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited

(KRC) was set up as a Public Sector company under the Ministry of Railways in July

1990 to bridge the 738 km "Konkan Gap" by providing a railway connection between

Roha (150 kms South of Mumbai) and Thokur (about 22 kms North of Mangalore). KRC

completed the project at a cost of Rs. 3375 crore and commenced operations since

January 26, 1998, with a cash expense in excess of Rs. One crore per day. The first

passenger train which ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi

and Mangalore. Konkan Railway Corporation is at the forefront of research and

development of new technologies and concepts for Indian railways. During its initial

years of operations in the mountainous Konkan region, a spate of accidents prompted

Konkan Railway to investigate new technologies. The anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus

and RORO are a few of the innovations from Konkan Railways.

Given that KRC was assured of daily earnings of Rs. 25 lakhs by way of passenger

traffic, they needed about 10 KRC to make surpluses to pay back the debt burden of Rs.

2575 crores. At the end of 9 months of operation, only 94 rakes had moved over the KRC

segment. Earlier projections of business growth had not materialized. In this context KRC

had to profile the target market segments and design an overall marketing offer to serve

its chosen customers. A structure for their marketing organization had to be put in place

in order to serve and sustain their business activities.

KONKAN RAILWAY PROJECT:

Gauge Broad Gauge(1676 mm)

Length 762 Km

Ruling Gradient 150(compensated)

Number of Stations 59

Number of major bridges 179(with total linear water way of 21.50 Kms . )

Number of minor bridges 1819(linear water-way of 5.73 Kms .)

Number of tunnels 92(total length 83.60 Kms.)

Longest tunnel 6.5 Km.( Karbude tunnel)

Tallest Viaduct 64 meters in height (Panval viaduct)

Longest Bridge 2065.8 m. (Sharavati river bridge)

KONKAN RAILWAY ROUTE
MAP
 BRIEF STORY OF KONKAN RAILWAY

COMPLETION

The project was estimated to complete in 5 years’ time, ultimately took 7 years for

completion. Amid all the controversies and problems dogging the project, work

continued to progress. In March 1993, the southernmost section of 47 kilometres (29

mi) between Thokur and Udupi in Karnataka was inaugurated, followed by the

northernmost section of 47 kilometres (29 mi) between Roha and Veer in Maharashtra

in June 1993. The first passenger train on Konkan railway route was run between

Mangalore and Udupi on 20 March 1993. The service was extended by 51 kilometres

(32 mi) from Veer to Khed in March 1995, and by a further 265 kilometres (165 mi)

from Khed to Sawantwadi Road in December 1996. Services on the southern end

were extended by 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Udupi to Kundapura in January 1995,

and by a further 275 kilometres (171 mi) till Pernem in Goa in August 1997.

However, through services between Mumbai and Mangalore continued to remain on

hold due to a problematic tunnel at Pernem, which was facing repeated cave-ins and

flooding. The tunnel was finally completed in January 1998, six years after its

construction had commenced. Through services on the line commenced after a formal

inauguration of the entire stretch of 740 kilometres (460 mi) from Roha to Mangalore

on January 26, 1998. Trains carrying passengers started running along the full route

between Mumbai and Mangalore from May 1998. In October 1997, Mr. Sreedharan

was asked to take up the responsibility of construction of the Delhi Metro Project.
ORGANISATION

KR does not have divisions like the other Indian Railways; however, it has two

regions with headquarters at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra and Karwar in Karnataka. The

Ratnagiri region extends over 480 kilometres (300 mi) from Roha to Sawantwadi in

Maharashtra, while the Karwar region extends over 660 kilometres (410 mi) from

Pernem in Goa to Surathkal in Karnataka.

ROUTE

The route is a single-line track, and is not electrified. The total length of the line is about

738 kilometres (459 mi). Although it has been designed for high-speed traffic of 160

kilometres per hour (99 mph), the fastest train on the route, the Trivandrum Rajdhani

Express, at present runs at a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph). The

route is open to both freight and passenger traffic. The line, which runs parallel to the

Arabian Sea coastline, offers some of the most spectacular views of any Indian rail

journey.The Konkan railway route intersects national highway NH-17 at many places.

There are fifty-six stations on the entire line. Although the route is currently a single

line, KR and South Western Railway lines run parallel from Majorda to Margao in

Goa, making that section a double line. According to a study conducted by Konkan

Railway, doubling the track is possible on about 300 km that runs on the plains. There

are several patches along the 738 kilometres (459 mi) line that can be converted to

double track. For example, the 47 km from the starting* point at Roha to Veer. The 60

km stretch between Udupi and Mangalore is another stretch.

KONKAN RAILWAY OPERATIONS

PASSENGERS

The route became quite popular with passengers from the day it was opened,

due to the connectivity it provided to regions hitherto inaccessible by rail, as well as

the substantial savings in time for commuters between western and southern India.

Several trains, which earlier took circuitous routes were diverted via the Konkan

Railway, leading to a reduction in running time. The first of these was the Mumbai -

Mangalore Netravati Express later extended to Trivandrum, which was diverted via

the Konkan Railway from March 1, 1998, followed by the Trivandrum Rajdhani from

April 1, 1998. The Matsyaganda Express running from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to

Mangalore was flagged off on May 1, 1998. The Hazrat Nizamuddin - Mangalore

Mangala Lakshadweep Express was diverted on the route from August 1, 1998 and

extended to Ernakulam Junction. The Pune-Ernakulam Junction Express was

introduced on February 25, 1999. Another train called Marusagar Express, which runs

between Jaipur and Ernakulam Junction (Now extended till Ajmer) via the Konkan

Railway began its service on October 12, 2001. The Jan Shatabdi Express was flagged

off between Mumbai and Madgaon (longest running Jan Shatabdi) on April 16, 2002,

to commemorate 150 years of the existence of Indian Railways. On February 1, 2008,

a Garib Rath between Kochuveli satellite station of Thiruvananthapuram and

Lokmanya Tilak Terminus was flagged off. Other trains like Trivandrum Central-

Veraval, Gandhidham - Trivandrum- Nagercoil, Bikaner- Kochuveli, New Delhi-

Kochuveli, Mangalore-Verna Passenger, Konkan Kanya Express and Mandovi

Express from Goa to Mumbai, Kerala Sampark Kranti Express from Chandigarh to

Kochuveli, Amritsar-Kochuveli Superfast Express, Happa-Tirunelveli Superfast

Express and Dehradun-Kochuveli also pass through Konkan.

In 2009 Mumbai-Karwar tri-weekly Super Fast express was introduced. But within a

year it was extended to Mangalore Junction railway station and now it runs on a daily

basis. In year 2011 Pune-Ernakulam Super Fast express via Panvel was introduced on

bi-weekly basis. In 2012, a train from Sawantwadi To Dadar was launched, named as

Rajya Rani Express.

The latest trains are Porbander- Kochuveli, Bhavnagar- Kochuveli and Bikaner

Coimbatore Superfast AC express via Konkan and the extension of the Yeshvantpur-

Mangalore tri-weekly Express to Karwar. Most recently, from October 2012 the

Yeshwantpur-Mangalore-Karwar Overnight Express is now bifurcated at Mangalore

Central and the main portion now runs to Karwar fulfiling a long standing demand of the

Coastal Karnataka populace and fulfiling a Karnataka High Court Order considering a

PIL (Public Interest Litigation) for a night train service between Karwar and Bengaluru.

Currently the fastest train on this line is the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus to Ernakulam

Biweekly Duronto Express which runs nonstop via the Konkan Railway. In 2014 railway

ministry has decided to run an AC double decker train between Lokmanya Tilak

Terminus (Kurla) and Madgaon in Goa. The train was to make its inaugural run during

ganesh chaturthi but has extended the inauguration date in late October.

FREIGHT & RORO

Freight response to the Konkan Railway was lukewarm, prompting the worried

corporation to consider cutting rates. With an outstanding debt of 3,375 crore, KRCL was

banking on freight traffic to bail it out. In an effort to attract freight traffic, the

corporation began creating awareness among local industries on the route. In 1999, the

corporation introduced the Roll-on/roll-off (RORO) service, a unique road-rail synergy

system, on the section between Kolad in Maharashtra and Verna in Goa, which was
extended up to Surathkal in Karnataka in 2004. The RORO service, the first of its

kind in India, allowed trucks to be transported on flatcars. It was highly popular,

carrying about 1.6 lakh trucks and bringing in over 120 crore worth of earnings to the

corporation till 2009.

RORO means Roll On Roll Off, where loaded trucks are directly carried by railway

wagons to their destination. Konkan Railways passes through tough terrains of India.

There is NH-17 passing through same route. Truck drivers find it extremely difficult to

drive loaded trucks through ghats, undulating surfaces, narrow roads and poor road and

weather conditions. The KRC came with concept of RORO, where loaded trucks are

moved on wagons and are travelled by train. This has helped in saving of fuels, decrease

in wear and tear of lorries (trucks), relief to drivers of driving in extreme conditions, can

reach faster to destination. This also helps in decongestion of roads and lowering of

pollution. This concept has been beneficial for both truck operators and KRCL.
The RORO service was started in 1998 between Kolad in Maharasthra to Surathkal in

Karnataka. In the last 13 years, Konkan Railway has carried 2,54,731 trucks at an

average of 22,000 trucks per year. Konkan Railway currently runs five rakes of

service between Kolad-Verna, Kolad-Surathkal and Ankola-Surathkal. They are now

building the sixth rake which can take bigger trucks with tandem axle.

TECHNOLOGIES USED IN KONKAN RAILWAY PROJECT

 Optical fibre cable 

First time in the history of Indian Railway, Optical fibre cable was used in Tele-

communication network. At that time it was a new technology which sensed a lot of

opposition but today optical fibre cable is a common thing. Today in the Indian

railway system, the konkan railway has the longest stretch of optical fibre cable.
 Incremental launching method 

This is a new technology used for the 1st

time in India (same technology was used

in Delhi Metro). Incremental launch is a

method of building a complete bridge

deck from one end to other end.

 Gas pressure welding 

A new technology of gas pressure welding came from foreign countries was used. People

were trained for this technology in Japan. The advantage of gas pressure welding is that it

can be done at the site itself. Traditional welding methods can only be done in welding

shops. And it was a problem to get the welded railing to the site again.

 Anti Collision Device 

This technology is used to avoid the accidents which provides the signal to each other

rail about their positions through the satellites messages are passed to each other. As

of now also Konkan Railways are using these anti collision device.
 TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN KONKAN COAST

Maharashtra, one of the India's premier commercial states, has recognized tourism to be

major thrust area of economic growth of the state. For the systematic development of

tourism on commercial lines, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC)

has been established under the Companies Act, 1956, (fully owned by Govt. of

Maharashtra) in the State. MTDC has, since its inception, been involved in the

development and maintenance of the various tourist locations of Maharashtra. The

Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast is the name given to a stretch of rugged and

beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Raigad to Goa. It also includes

Mumbai Region and Thane District. Although, the Konkan region considered as

backward region of Maharashtra, it has various attractions that may attract to the foreign

as well as domestic tourists. The Konkan region is situated in the western part of the

Maharashtra State. It is located between the Arabian Sea to the West and Sahyadri

Mountain to the East and has 700 km's coastline. Some people mention Konkan as a

cursed land but if we mention as golden land to this land of Parshuram, it may not be

wrong. The Konkan has Geography, History as well as cultural heritage and this is the

advantage for the development of tourism in the region. In the Konkan region, tourism

development has taken place in some extent only and this is not sustainable. The various

beaches, forts, temples and waterfalls are main attraction of the tourists' in the Konkan.

These factors are responsible for the development of tourism in Konkan region.
 MEDIA REVIEWS

Konkan Railway all set to faces monsoon challenges

MANGALORE: Konkan railway is all geared up to face the monsoon by completing all

its planned safety works on its route from Kolad after Roha station of central railway, to

Thokur, before Mangalore junction. Patrolling by self propelled Rail Maintenance

Vehicles (RMV) will be done from sunset to sunrise between Kolad and Thokur.

Excavators have been kept ready at all nominated points for quick movement in case of

any emergency. According to Konkan railway, special attention has been laid on geo-

safety works, like flattening of slopes, rock bolting, shotcreting inside tunnels, storm

water drain cleaning/ lining, construction of RCC retaining walls, and loose scaling. As a

result of the large scale geo-safety works executed along the railway line in last 10 years,

the incidents of boulder fall and soil slip have significantly reduced, thus ensuring safe

running of trains. Konkan railway will conduct 24X7 monsoon patrolling to ensure safety

along the track. About 700 personnel will be patrolling the Konkan railway route from

Kolad to Thokur during the monsoon. Vulnerable locations will be patrolled round the

clock and stationary watchmen will be deployed for 24 hours at critical locations. Speed

restrictions will be imposed at vulnerable locations. Instructions have also been issued to

the loco drivers to impose speed of 40kmph in case of heavy rainfall impairing visibility.

All trains passing by KR route between Kolad and Thokur will be footplated by officers /

supervisors during the monsoon. Self-propelled ARMVs (Accident Relief Medical Van),

with provision for operation theatre and providing emergency medical aid are kept ready

all the time at Ratnagiri and Verna (Goa) along with ART (Accident Relief Train).
Mobile phones have been provided to loco pilots, station masters and other field officials,

including Executives of various departments. Both loco pilots and guards of trains have

been provided with walkie-talkie sets as well as every station on Konkan railway is

equipped with 25 watt VHF base station. This enables wireless communication between

the train crew as well as train crew and station master. Emergency Communication

(EMC) sockets have been provided at a distance of average 1km along the Konkan

railway route (spacing reduced to 400 metres inside long ventilated tunnels), that enables

the patrolmen, watchmen and other field maintenance staff to contact station master and

train controllers during any emergency situations in train operations. Satellite phone

communication has been provided in ARMV situated at Ratnagiri and Verna stations for

contacting headquarter control when ARMV is pressed in service. LED signals are being

provided in a phased manner, to begin with, for improving signal visibility at difficult

locations. Geology of the Konkan region being such that the strata is formed of lateritic

rocks (which is rock solid initially and over a period of years tend to loosen and flow like

soil during monsoon), interspersed with red soil that destabilizes slopes, the strata is

capable of throwing surprises during monsoon. Lateritic soil, which is porous, absorbs

water which weakens the cuttings. Cuttings which have no history of failure suddenly

collapse. It is a relentless fight against nature. However with the measures taken above,

Konkan railway aims to ensure a safe travel to its passengers in the coming monsoon.

Newspaper – TIMES OF INDIA

Dated – 25/06/2014.
 KONKAN RAILWAY TRAINS

GENERAL TRAINS

Train Days on KR
Towards Train Name From To
No Route
Dadar (T) Madgaon 2051 Except wed
Jan-Shatabdi Express
Madgaon Dadar (T) 2052 Except wed
CST
Madgaon 0111 Daily
Konkankanya Mumbai
Express CST
Goa Madgaon 0112 Daily
Mumbai
CST
Madgaon 0103 Daily
Mumbai
Mandavi Express
CST
Madgaon 0104 Daily
Mumbai
LTT (Kurla) Mangalore 2619 Daily
Mangalore Matsyagandha
Mangalore LTT(Kurla) 2620 Daily
LTT(Kurla) Ernakulam 6345 Daily
Netravati Express
Ernakulam LTT(Kurla) 6346 Daily
Nizamuddin Trivandrum 2432 Mon, Wed
Rajdhani Express
Trivandrum Nizamuddin 2431 Wed,Fri
Nizamuddin Ernakulam 2618 Daily
Mangala Express
Ernakulam Nizamuddin 2617 Daily
Kerala Sampark Kochveli Nizamuddin 2653 Friday
Kranti Nizamuddin Kochveli 2654 Monday
Kerala Madgaon Nizamuddin 2449 Tuesday
'Goa' Sampark Kranti
Nizamuddin Madgaon 2450 Sunday
Trivandrum Express Hapa Trivandrum 6333 Fri
Hapa Express Trivandrum Hapa 6334 Tue
Nagarcoil Express Gandhidham Nagarcoil 6335 Mon
Gandhidham Express Nagarcoil Gandhidham 6336 Fri
Ernakulam Express Okha Ernakulam 6337 Tue,Sun
Okha Express Ernakulam Okha 6338 Thu,Sat
Poorna Express Pune Ernakulam 1097 Sun
 Ernakulam Pune 1098 Tue
Jaipur Ernakulam 2978 Sat
Marusagar Express
Ernakulam Jaipur 2977 Mon
Jodhapur Trivandrum 6311 Thu
Trivandrum Express
Trivandrum Jodhpur 6312 Sun

OTHER EXPRESS TRAINS AT MADGAON STATION

Frequenc
Train Name Train No. y

Hazarat Nizamuddin - Vasco Goa Express 2780 Daily

Vasco - Hazarat Nizamuddin Goa Express 2779 Daily

Tue
Yeswantpur - Vasco Express 7309 ,Sun

Vasco - Yeswatpur Express 7310 Mon,Sat

Vijayawada - Vasco Express 7228 Tue, Fri

Vasco - Vijayawada Express 7227 Wed,Sat

PASSENGER TRAINS

Train Name Train No. Frequency

Mangalore - Verna – Mangalore KR1 / KR2 Daily

Karwar - Madgaon – Karwar KAM1 / KAM2 Daily

Dadar - Ratnagiri – Dadar KR3 / KR4 Daily

Diva-Sawantwadi - Madgaon - Sawantwadi - Diva KR5 ,KR7 / KR6 ,KR8 Daily

OBJECTIVE OF STUDY

The objective of this research is to study how the passengers and government has

benefited from Konkan Railway.

1. Konkan Railway passengers are benefited while travelling from one place to

another place which was not easier for them travelling 10 years ago.

2. The cost also reduced as compared to other modes of transport which is

cheapest mode of transport and also time saving.

3. Konkan Railway provides regular or alternate days travelling services.

4. RORO Service has helped in maintenance of road services.

5. Tourists are very much attracted to travelling in Konkan Railway.

6. Konkan Railway is planning to construct the double track currently which is

running in single track.

7. The technologies Konkan Railway are using to stop the incident.

8. How to overcome the problems during monsoon season.

9. To take review of tourism development in the Konkan region of Maharashtra.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

It refers to the research process. It is a systematic process, which is undertaken to

study the research problem and to arrive at conclusions. As we are going to study

about Konkan Railway, so it covers many things which may include public,

government, environment, social, economic, political, climatic factors. As if one

things is to be selected out these it may be the passengers of Konkan Railways.

TYPE OF RESEARCH

Exploratory Research

As of now there is no more information why the passengers use to travel by Konkan

Railway even if there is other modes of transport. So little time will be required to

collect the review from the passengers.

RESEARCH DESIGN

1. The study is about the passengers and tourists of Konkan Railways

2. To see the number of passenger’s movement at which time and particular

period.

3. The study of this research can be done at any time depending upon the

availability of the information.

4. The data can be collected from the particular peoples who is regular visitor by

Konkan Railway in course of their work or business or tourists.

5. Why there is increase in the passenger movement by Konkan railway.

DATA COLLECTION

Data collection require for the study is collected from the primary data and secondary

data both which will be presented in the next term.

1. Primary Data: It includes as the information collected from the people how

they do benefit from the railways. It is mainly the people who have their

native places in the Konkan region. As of me also the travellers of the Konkan

Railway, having a good experience of these railways. The questionnaires were

prepared to collect the information. The data also collected from the review of

the peoples by mailing to the known persons.

2. Secondary Data: It was the information collected from the online news

articles, the references given by the experts, websites.

SAMPLE SIZE

The data is collected from the 30 peoples regarding the reviews and improvements

needs to be made in the Konkan Railways which may attract the more passengers

and tourists. The people selected for the interview are of people of Konkan region

and the regular visitors and also the travellers on occasion of vacation, social

function residing in the state of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.

PERIOD OF STUDY

These research requires the constant study about the movement of people which is

not an easy task. As the movement of people on a regular basis because the

railway provides a daily services.

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. WHICH RAILWAY DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL?

2. HAVE YOU TRAVELLED FROM KONKAN RAILWAY? IF NOT,

THEN WHICH RAILWAY DO YOU PREFER?

3. WHICH EXPRESS TRAIN DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL KONKAN?

4. WHY DO YOU PREFER KONKAN RAILWAY TO TRAVEL TO

YOUR PLACE?

5. WHICH COACH DO YOU PREFER TO TRAVEL?

6. ARE YOU A REGULAR / IRREGULAR VISITOR? SO THEN WHY?

GIVE REASONS.

7. WHAT DIFFERENCE DO YOU FEEL IN TRAVELLING BY

KONKAN RAILWAY NOW BEFORE IT WAS IMPLEMENTED?

8. HOW IT HAS BENEFITED YOU AS COMPARED TO EARLIER

DAYS TO TRAVEL?

9. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT TIME FACTOR?

TIME CONSUMING / TIME SAVING

10. HOW DO YOU FEEL THE SERVICES OF KONKAN RAILWAY?

VERY GOOD GOOD AVERAGE BAD VERY BAD

11. HOW IS THE HOSPITALITY IN THE KONKAN RAILWAY?

VERY GOOD GOOD AVERAGE BAD VERY BAD

12. WHAT FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE DONE IN

KONKAN RAILWAY SERVICE?

LIMITATIONS

Every research study has number of limitations so in these also there is

limitations. The research information can be collected from the selective

people of konkan region and other peoples who is a visitor on occasion or

tourists as it not covers the entire population. The data collection of people

movement is difficult task. The data cannot be represented in the numeric

form about the views and reviews of passengers.

References

1. www.wikipedia.com

2. http://eiirj1.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/8/0/10800505/10sp.pdf

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