Panaji: Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL), which has offered Roll-on Roll-off (Ro-Ro) services in India since 1999, has now extended this innovative freight solution to private car owners with the launch of a new Ro-Ro service between Kolad, Maharashtra, and Verna in Goa.The new Ro-Ro car service will commence on Aug 23 from Kolad and Aug 24 from Verna and will operate on alternate days in each direction until Sep 11. It will run end-to-end between Kolad and Verna, with departures at 5pm and arrivals at 5am the following day. Customers must report at the starting station by 2pm, three hours prior to departure.The specially designed rake can accommodate 40 cars per trip, with two cars loaded on each of the 20 wagons. The freight charge is Rs 7,875 (inclusive of GST) per car. An initial registration fee of Rs 4,000 is payable at the time of booking, with the balance to be settled on the day of the journey.Additionally, a maximum of three persons per car may travel in the attached 3AC coach or second seating coach by paying the prescribed fare (Rs 935 per passenger for 3AC or Rs 190 per passenger for second seating).
