The Ratnagiri Railway Station (station code Rn) is an important station in the Konkan Railway’s Ratnagiri Division in Maharashtra. Nearly every train running on Konkan Railway stops at the station. The Konkan Railway trains have two time tables – a monsoon time table from June 1 to October 31 and the regular time table. In monsoon, the trains run at reduced speeds because of the possibility of landslides and rain. The regular timetable has the trains running at speeds between 110 kmph and 130 kmph. Ratnagiri has almost 60 trains running every day from its three platforms. The Karbude tunnel, 5 km from Ratnagiri, is one of the longest tunnels in Asia, with a length of 6608 meters.

Facilities at Ratnagiri Railway Station –

The Ratnagiri gets excellent marks for cleanliness, has well-performing porters, provides excellent food, transportation and lodging, has excellent sightseeing possibilities and ensures safety of the people. Most trains on the Konkan Railway route have pantry cars. Ratnagiri station has tea-stalls, vegetable and non-vegetable restaurants, STD/ISD booths, computerized reservation counters, and a Shravan Seva to help senior citizens carry the luggage. It will soon have bio-toilets. There are plans for the Ratnagiri station to have free escalator service. The station has a tourist information counter, book stalls, mobile trolleys, parking and a general store too.

Restaurants near Ratnagiri Railway Station –

TravelKhana, a food-in-train service, offers a wide range of quality food delivery at the Ratnagiri station. The food is procured from popular restaurants and food outlets in the town. Passengers should call Travelkhana an hour before their train reaches Ratnagiri and be ready to receive the food of their choice at their seat in the train at the Ratnagiri station. TravelKhana ensures excellent quality and taste. It ensures that the food is prepared in a hygienic way and is served well-packed in casseroles, so that its freshness and warmth are retained. The passengers can pay online at the time of booking the order, or, pay on delivery of food.

Among the restaurants close to the Ratnagiri railway stations are Sheetal Restaurant, Garden Restaurant, G Garden Restaurant, Swagat Restaurant, Ratan Vihar Food, Amantran, Darbar Restaurant, Hotel Venkatesh, Flavours Hotel and Bakery, Ashok Restaurant, Thebaw Restaurant, Rudhar Restaurant, and Nandai Garden Restaurant. Among the better restaurants near the Ratnagiri station are Mithila Restaurant, Amantran, Carnival Drive-Inn, Helekar Bandhu Mithai, Hotel Yogi, Masala Kitchen, Hotel Datta Café SunStar Restaurant & Bar, and Hotel Swarupa.

Delicious seafood –

Ratnagiri is known for its delicious seafood. Its fried prawns and prawn curry are excellent. The kombdi vada is a great fried preparation with chicken and rice dumplings. A puri of rice, urad and chana dals, jowar and a seasoning of methi seeds is another unconventional preparation that can be eaten with any curry. Sol kadhi is a tasty drink made with coconut milk and kokum. Ratnagiri serves fresh and tasty and spicy pomfret fry. Ratnagiri’s Konkani cuisine has some Maharashtrian influence too. The meals have chutneys, usals, vegetables, daals, buttermilk, rice, roti and sweets. It is a very-well balanced diet and tasty too. Among the sweets of Ratnagiri are modak, puran poli, shrikhand, and kohale pak. And no one can forget Ratnagiri’s divine alphonso mango.

Trains Passing through Ratnagiri Railway Station –