The Goa to Bombay or Mumbai route by Konkan Railway is very popular with the local and international tourist. Train travel has many advantages over bus travel. In the bus you are confined to your seat, you are cramped-up for room and to make matters worse there are no toilets in the buses. It is very uncomfortable to hold-on till the bus makes its next halt either for dinner or early morning tea break. Whereas in the train you can have a good sleep at night and you have the catering services. The result is train bookings are always full on the Bombay to Goa and Goa to Bombay route.
Mumbai happens to be a transit point for onward journey both for the local as well as the international tourist. Somehow reaching Mumbai happens to be the first task. Getting a seat unplanned on a Goa to Mumbai direct train is very unlikely. In such a situation the best thing to do is to book your journey on trains which take a diversion from the nearest junction or a station from Mumbai and alight at this station. You now have a choice of either taking a local train journey to Mumbai which will be for an hour and a half or take a cab to reach Mumbai. Local train journey to Mumbai will be far cheaper, however it is very uncomfortable due to the rush hour crowd. A taxi ride to Mumbai may take upto two hours because of traffic jams and also far more expensive than the local train journey. At least now you are in Mumbai to take your onward journey and not held-up in Goa.
Do’s and Dont’s on train travel in India
1) Always keep your luggage chained to the seat.
2) Do not trust and be-friend strangers.
3) Preferably carry drinking water bottles purchased in city rather on railway station.
Ready reference chart of trains departing from Goa to Mumbai or via a diversion from near to Mumbai is shown below;
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