Sanjay Gupta appointed Konkan Railway CMD

Sanjay Gupta, who had been officiating as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd. (KRCL), has been appointed as the CMD of the corporation. He is the youngest ever CMD of KRCL. Prior to his elevation, he was working as Director (Operating and Commercial) of KRCL. Ex-Indian Railway Services of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Gupta has

worked on several prestigious and coveted posts as well as on various assignments over the Railways and has more than 30 years of experience as a Mechanical Officer of Indian Railways.

Konkan Railway Corporation

Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC) is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways (IR).

It is headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai. The company started its full operations of trains on 26 January 1998.

The first passenger train which ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993 between Udupi and Mangalore

The anti-collision devices, the Sky Bus and RORO are a few of the innovations from Konkan Railways.