Railways fulfill long-awaited promise
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24/01/1998
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Statesman (New Delhi)
The much delayed 760-km Konkan line is finally ready for commissioning tomorrow (26 January) when through passenger traffic will roll out between Roha (near Mumbai) and Mangalore. To mark the beginning, the Kurla -Ratnagiri Passenger train and to Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Bombay V.T.) --Samantwadi Express train will be extended to Madgaon in Goa on the day.