Overview

• The maiden run left Kolad at 3:40 pm on Aug. 23 with five cars across 10 wagons and 19 passengers in two coaches, due in Verna on Sunday morning.
• Konkan Railway has scheduled notified trips through Sept. 11 with registrations accepted up to three days before departure by 5 pm.
• Officials said services may be skipped on days with fewer than 16 cars booked, reflecting modest initial uptake in the first days.
• The rake can carry up to 40 cars, with fares set at Rs 7,875 for Kolad–Verna and Rs 5,460 to Nandgaon Road, where the train also halts.
• Passengers travel in attached coaches, including a dedicated AC coach, with up to three people per car allowed in 3AC at a reported Rs 935 per person, and KR notes this is its first Ro-Ro for private cars after pioneering truck Ro-Ro in 1999.