Kolad railway station

Kolad railway station is the first railway station on the Konkan Railway. It is at a distance of 12.916 km down from Roha railway station which comes under Konkan Railway. The succeeding station is Indapur railway station, a halt station.

Kolad railway station
structure on graund
General information
LocationMumbai - Goa Highway
Coordinates18.3921°N 73.2234°E / 18.3921; 73.2234
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Konkan Railway
Platforms2
Tracks4
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKOL
Fare zoneRatnagiri railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Roha
Terminus
Konkan Railway Indapur
towards Thokur
Location
Kolad
Location within India
Kolad
Kolad (Maharashtra)

Kolad has one platform serving four halting trains each day. No trains originate from this station. It is located 80 km from Pune's Lohegaon airport. This station falls in the Ratnagiri Division of the State of Maharashtra in western coastal India.

In 2012, the Konkan Railway's ro-ro (roll-on, roll-off) service was operating from Kolad railway station to Verna in Goa (417 km, 8–10 hours journey), Suratkal (721 km, 24 hours journey) in Karnataka, besides other regional routes.

Besides the railway station, Kolad is known for adventure sports, in particular white-water rafting.

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