Thivim Railway Station | |
Type: | Regional rail and Light rail station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | SH-1 (Mapusa–Bicholim road), Sircaim Bardez, North Goa, Goa |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 15.6307°N 73.8769°W |
Line: | Konkan Railway |
Structure: | Standard (on ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Accessible: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Konkan Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Zone: | Indian Railways |
Map State: | collapsed |
Map Type: | India#India Goa |
Map Dot Label: | Thivim |
Thivim railway station (Station code: THVM) is one of the main railway stations for North Goa at Sircaim (also called Sirsaim). It is part of the North South line and almost every train serves this station.
Tivim came on the rail route of India, after the building of the Konkan Railway in the 1990s.[1] It connects Maharashtra and Karnataka.
It is located just off the Mapusa–Bicholim road at Sircaim, Bardez, North Goa 403502, Goa.
This station lies at an elevation of 23 m above sea level, and is part of the Konkan Railway/Konkan zone, in the division of Karwar.
The station comprises a single diesel BG (broad-gauge) track. It is a regular station, with two platforms. It has some 38 halting trains, with no originating or terminating trains from the station.
The Tivim/Thivim station offers the Shravan Seva, a service to help senior citizens in carrying their luggage. This is available by sending an SMS on 96640 44456 four hours in advance of the journey, with details of the PNR number, coach number and berth number of the travelling citizen (as of August 2016).[2]