The Goa to Bombay or Mumbai route
by Konkan Railway is very popular with the local and international tourist.
Train travel has many advantages over bus travel. In the bus you are confined
to your seat, you are cramped-up for room and to make matters worse there are
no toilets in the buses. It is very uncomfortable to hold-on till the bus makes
its next halt either for dinner or early morning tea break. Whereas in the
train you can have a good sleep at night and you have the catering services.
The result is train bookings are always full on the Bombay to Goa and Goa to
Bombay route.
Mumbai happens to be a transit
point for onward journey both for the local as well as the international
tourist. Somehow reaching Mumbai happens to be the first task. Getting a seat unplanned
on a Goa to Mumbai direct train is very unlikely. In such a situation the best
thing to do is to book your journey on trains which take a diversion from the
nearest junction or a station from Mumbai and alight at this station. You now
have a choice of either taking a local train journey to Mumbai which will be
for an hour and a half or take a cab to reach Mumbai. Local train journey to
Mumbai will be far cheaper, however it is very uncomfortable due to the rush
hour crowd. A taxi ride to Mumbai may
take upto two hours because of traffic jams and also far more expensive than
the local train journey. At least now you are in Mumbai to take your onward
journey and not held-up in Goa.
Do’s and Dont’s on train travel
in India
1)
Always keep your luggage chained to the seat.
2)
Do not trust and be-friend strangers.
3)
Preferably carry drinking water bottles
purchased in city rather on railway station.
Ready reference chart of trains
departing from Goa to Mumbai or via a diversion from near to Mumbai is shown below;
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