Karwar railway station

Karwar railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location	State Highway 6, Shirwad, Karwar, Karnataka India
Coordinates	14°49′12″N 74°10′57″E / 14.8201°N 74.1826°ECoordinates: 14°49′12″N 74°10′57″E / 14.8201°N 74.1826°E
Elevation	11 metres (36 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KAWR
Fare zone	Konkan Railway
Electrified	Yes

Karwar railway station is a main railway station in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. Its code is KAWR. It serves Karwar city. The station consists of 2 platforms.^[1] Karwar has three railway stations: Karwar, Asnoti and Harwada.^[2][3][4][5]

Karwar is connected by Konkan Railway which connects Mangalore and Mumbai. Hubli -Ankola railway line is proposed to link Karwar Port and the northern Karnataka as well as Honnavar -Talaguppa railway line.

Major Trains

• Karwar-Yesvantpur Express (via Arsikere)
• Karwar - Pernem DEMU
• Karwar - Bengaluru City Express (via Mysuru)
• Bikaner - Coimbatore SF AC Express
• Kochuveli Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express

References

1. "KAWR/Karwar". India Rail Info.
2. Sanjay Gupta takes over as in-charge CMD of Konkan Railway
3. Work of double-track in Konkan railways to begin from Oct 31
4. Karwar-Madgaon DEMU till Pernem
5. KONKAN RAILWAY PROPOSES CCTV SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM AT SEVENTEEN STATIONS ON ITS ROUTE