These Four Railway Stations Under Konkan Railway Likely to be Developed: Click to Know

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL) has asked the Union Tourism Ministry to develop six railway stations in its network, including four in Karnataka, under the Assistance to Central Agencies for Tourism Infrastructure Development Scheme. Union Tourism Minister G. Kishna Reddy said the proposal from KRCL for development of Udupi, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Murdeshwar and Gokarna Road Railway Stations in Karnataka and Kudal and Ratnagiri in Maharashtra was under Ministry’s consideration. Financial assistance may be granted under relevant scheme after perusing the proposal in due course.

It had pegged the cost at ₹22.74 crore for Udupi, 9.97 crore for Byndoor, 3.62 crore for Murdeshwar and 6.12 crore for Gokarna Road Railway Station, all catering to important tourism destinations. While Udupi catered to temple tourism of Sri Krishna Mutt and surrounding places, including Pajaka and health/education tourism at Manipal, Byndoor catered to temple tourism of Kollur Mookambika Temple and beach tourism at Byndoor and Maravanthe and Murdeshwar as well as Gokarna Road too catered to temple tourism.