Ratnagiri : Diva Sawantwadi Express running daily via Konkan Railway. From December 2, 2023, it will be powered by electric engines instead of diesel engines.
The electrification of the entire line of Konkan Railway has already been completed and this line has already been inaugurated. Therefore, all the trains running on this route are being run on electric engines instead of diesel engines.
So far, many trains running on Konkan railway line and running through various zones of Indian Railways are running on this electricity. A few trains are now running with diesel engines.
According to the information provided by Konkan Railway, Diva to Sawantwadi Express (10105/10106) and further Sawantwadi to Madgaon (50107/50108) will also run on electricity from 2nd December 2023.
On the return journey running on this route, these trains will be operated by electric engines from the next day i.e. 3rd December 2023 round.
As most of the trains on the Konkan railway line are now running on electricity, this will help in reducing the smoke generated by diesel engines and the corresponding pollution.