INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION

RAILWAYS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Railways line runs parallel to the Arabian Sea?
A
Central Railway
B
Konkan Railway
C
Western Railway
D
None of these
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Konkan Railway runs parallel to the Arabian Sea. The Konkan Railway is a railway operated by the Konkan Railway Corporation, with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Explanation: The Konkan Railways passes through 3 states of India – Goa, Maharashtra and Karnataka. It runs along the Indian west-coast parallel to Arabian Sea and Western Ghats.

Detailed explanation-3: -The term Malabar Coast, in historical contexts, refers to India’s southwestern coast, which lies on the narrow coastal plain of Karnataka and Kerala between the Western Ghats range and the Arabian Sea. The coast runs from south of Goa to Kanyakumari on India’s southern tip.

Detailed explanation-4: -It connects the people of this region to Mumbai the commercial capital of the Nation thus improving the economic opportunities for them. Konkan Railway was formed in 1990 as a Company to construct a Rail Link between Mumbai (Roha) to Mangaluru (Thokur).

Detailed explanation-5: -Konkan Railway is a vital link between Mumbai and Mangalore, traversing through picturesque Western Ghats. It covers four States viz. Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka & Kerala.

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