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Karwar railway station is one of the main railway station in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Its code is KAWR. It is the headquarters of the Karwar Division of Konkan Railway (Pernem–Thokur). It serves Karwar city. The station consists of two platforms. Karwar has three nearby railway stations: Karwar, Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk.[1][2][3][4] A Template:Convert railway bridge on Kali River falls before Karwar Railway Station while travelling from the side of Goa. The town of Karwar is situated beside Kali River.
Karwar is connected by Konkan Railway which connects Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Ajmer, Jaipur, Mysuru, Rajkot, Ernakulam, Indore, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram, Coimbatore, Jaipur, Ratlam, Madurai,. Hubli–Ankola railway line is proposed to link Karwar Port and the northern Karnataka as well as Honnavar–Talaguppa railway line.
However, the Save Konkan Ecology Forum (SKEF) is strictly & violently opposing Hubli–Ankola railway line & Honnavar–Talaguppa railway line projects, citing concerns regarding destruction & disruption of ecology, environment, forest, animals, flora & fauna of Ankola Forest & Talguppa Forest regions. Karwar is just Template:Convert away from Madgaon in Goa.
References
- ↑ Sanjay Gupta takes over as in-charge CMD of Konkan Railway, Shenoy, Jaideep. Times of India(25 November 2015).
- ↑ Work of double-track in Konkan railways to begin from Oct 31. Mid-Day(15 October 2015).
- ↑ Karwar-Madgaon DEMU till Pernem. The Hindu(9 August 2015).
- ↑ Template:Cite press release
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