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Dadar–Ratnagiri Passenger

train in India

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ39049283 ↗
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Dadar–Ratnagiri Passenger is a passenger train belonging to Konkan Railway that runs between Dadar and Ratnagiri. As of 14 April 2026 it is operated between Diva and Ratnagiri only when the schedule of this train was changed during Covid 19 Corona pandemic lockdown in 2020 A.D., there has been demand to restore to its original destination Dadar It is currently being operated with 50103/50104 train numbers on a daily basis.

Average speed and frequency

The 50103/Dadar–Ratnagiri Passenger runs with an average speed of 37 km/h and completes 336 km in 9h 10m. The 50104/Ratnagiri–Dadar Passenger runs with an average speed of 38 km/h and completes 336 km in 8h 50m.

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Dadar

Thane

Diva Junction

Panvel

Pen

Nagothane

Roha

Kolad

Indapur

Mangaon

Veer

Karanjadi

Vinhere

Khed

Anjani

Chiplun

Kamathe

Sawarda

Aravali

Sangameshwar Road

Ratnagiri

Coach composite

The train has standard LHB rakes with max speed of 160 kmph. The train consists of 17 coaches:

2 Second Sitting

13 General Unreserved

2 Seating cum Luggage Rake

Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Kalyan Loco Shed-based WCAM 2 or WCAM 3 electric locomotive from Ratnagiri to Diva and vice versa. This was the first train on Konkan Railway to have an electric locomotive.

Rake sharing

The train shares its rake with 50101/50102 Ratnagiri–Madgaon Passenger and rake is maintained by Madgaon coaching depot.

Schedule

50103/50104 – runs daily.

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