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Konkan is a coastal strip of land bounded by the Sahyadri hills on the east, and
Arabian Sea on the west. It is a land where mythology breathes side by side with
economic growth,a land with rich mineral resources, dense forest cover and a landscape
fringed with paddy, coconut and mango trees. The completion of the Konkan Railway
was a “tryst with destiny” for many people in the Konkan region, redeemed in the
50th year of the nation’s Independence. The 741-kilometre line connects Maharashtra,
Goa and Karnataka States — a region of criss-crossing rivers, plunging valleys and
mountains that soar into the clouds. The first train on the completed track was
flagged off on January 26, 1998, Republic Day.
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