Loliem railway station

Route map
	4.389 km
	2.727 mi
	2.100 km
	1.305 mi
	3.429 km
	2.131 mi
	2.161 km
	1.343 mi
	2.552 km
	1.586 mi
	0.104 km
	0.065 mi
	6.506 km
	4.043 mi
	4.077 km
	2.533 mi
	4.00 km
	2.49 mi
	0.569 km
	0.354 mi
	Maharashtra
	Goa
	RN
	KAWR
	1 km
	1 mi
	0.544 km
	0.338 mi
	3.343 km
	2.077 mi
	0.835 km
	0.519 mi
	Goa state
	Karnataka state

Loliem Railway Station
Loliem Railway Station
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
Location	Mashem Loliem, Canacona taluk, South Goa, Goa; India
Coordinates	14.9393°N 74.0883°E
Elevation	27 metres (89 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Konkan Railway
Line(s)	Konkan Railway
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	LOL
Zone(s)	Konkan Railway
Division(s)	Karwar
Fare zone	Indian Railways
History
Opened	2011
Electrified	Yes
Services
Route map
Route map
	4.389 km
	2.727 mi
	2.100 km
	1.305 mi
	3.429 km
	2.131 mi
	2.161 km
	1.343 mi
	2.552 km
	1.586 mi
	0.104 km
	0.065 mi
	6.506 km
	4.043 mi
	4.077 km
	2.533 mi
	4.00 km
	2.49 mi
	0.569 km
	0.354 mi
	Maharashtra
	Goa
	RN
	KAWR
	1 km
	1 mi

Loliem Railway Station (Station code: LOL) a railway station in Goa, under the jurisdiction of Konkan Railway.[1]

Administration

It lies is in Loliem-Polem village in the sub-district of Canacona and is under Karwar railway division of Konkan Railway zone, a subsidiary zone of Indian Railways.

History

The establishment of this station was announced in September 2011, nearly a decade-and-half after the railway was commissioned in 1997. A brief newspaper announcement simply said that a new railway station at Loliem between the existing stations of Asnoti (Karnataka) and Canacona (Goa) was being set up by the Konkan Railway Corporation and it would "facilitate many locals who commute from Loliem-Polem to Margao everyday". The announcement was made by Konkan Railway Corporation's managing director B P Tayal.[2]

Other stations

Madgaon (locally spelt in English more often as Margao) railway station in South Goa district is the largest Konkan Railway station within Goa, while Thivim railway station in North Goa comes at second place. The former is a gateway to South Goa, Margao, the urban area of Vasco da Gama and also the beaches of South Goa, while the latter is a gateway to Mapusa town, the emigration-oriented sub-district of Bardez and also the North Goa beach belt. The Karmali railway station is osest State capital Panjim or Panaji, which is the administrative capital of Goa.

References

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
Kamat Maad, Govind (12 October 2011). "A new railway station at Loliem ..." The Times of India. Panaji (Panjim). Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

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[1] Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (10 June 2016). Monsoon Time Table (2016 ed.). Belapur, Maharashtra: Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[2] Kamat Maad, Govind (12 October 2011). "A new railway station at Loliem ..." The Times of India. Panaji (Panjim). Retrieved 10 August 2016.