Write the key features of Konkan Railway. Write in brief.
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Indian railways is a very sophisticated and biggest railways present at this time.
Key features of Konkan Railways are:
1)It is 760 km long and is considered as one of the biggest achievements of Indian Railways.
2)It passes 200 bridges and approximately 146 rivers and also somewhat of 91 tunnels. The largest tunnels of Asia also lies in this route.
3)Roha in Maharashtra to Mangalore in Karnataka, it connects all.
(1) Konkan Railway started in 1998.
(2) It stretches over the four states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala over a distance of 760 kilometers.
(3) There are 12 tunnels on this track. The 6.5 km tunnel at Karbude is the longest tunnel.
(4) There are 179 big and 1819 small bridges on this track. Out of these, the 2065.8 m long bridge on River Sharavati near Honnawar is the biggest.
(5) The 64m tall bridge on River Panval near Ratnagiri is India's tallest bridge.
(6) Sensors are fitted to the railway engine for avoiding accidents on tracks that are prone to landslides.