It was a very different journey indeed. I took the Mandovi Express from Goa to Mumbai. The train starts from Goa by 8.30 AM in the morning and reaches Mumbai by 9.30 PM @ night. I chose this train, since I will get to see the Konkan part during the day time. No point travelling by night train 
The train left Madgaon station on time, and within 2 minutes beautiful landscapes started appearing.
The train crossed this bacwaters at a speed of some 80 kmph. It was lovely.
This is how, most of the stations look on the Konkan Route
These guys have made it look as natural as possible. Looks wonderful. Fresh air and beautiful sceneries around. Almost all stations are at very nice picturesque places.
Look how neat the roads are in Goa. I was really impressed.
After crossing some countless mountains and scenic places, the train enters Maharashtra by around 11.15 AM
The train crosses so many rivers and tributaries. It was overcast and looked like any moment it will start pouring
This is somewhere before Ratnagiri. It was lush green. Fantastic!!
And then, it started raining. There were around 40 to 50 waterfalls that the train crossed. But due to rains, could not capture any of them 
The waterfalls were very small and at a distance. But you cant miss it. Its amazing
The rains stopped. And the train started entering tunnels. I have been through this mumbai-pune route so many times. There are around 15 to 20 tunnels in that route. And each tunnel, maybe 400 to 600 metres long. I was thinking here also it will be the same. Believe me, I was stunned. The train entered one tunnel after ratnagiri and the length of the tunnel was around 7 km!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The crowd started screaming and whistling in joy.
And you know what? The train was racing at a speed of 80 kmph within the tunnels.
Almost all the mountains close to the railway tracks are covered with such nets. It seems the mountains are like bangalore/kolkatta cricket crowd. Very unruly. Suddenly the boulders fall on tracks and the railway service takes a hit. Hence this protection 
After crossing many tunnels the train came to a halt at this station ‘Sangameshwar’. Look at the mountain behind. They have dug a tunnel of length 5.4 kms in that mountain!!!!
Once again I couldnt get to see the sunset :-L
After standing near the door for some 9 1/2 hours, I got back to my seat at around 6 PM when it got dark. I forgot to mention. There were only 30 people within the coach. It was half empty. I got a complete bay for myself 
I was there for only 3 hrs in the 12 1/2 hr journey I didnt regret it though
Konkan Railway is a good example for excellent planning and engineering. Hats off to all the people who made it possible. It was raining like anything in the middle. Only a single track, so frequent stops for crossing. And umpteen no of tunnels. Still the train reached Thane at sharp 8.53 PM. 2 minutes before time. I was amazed!!!
Folks. Do do do travel by Konkan rail atleast once during monsoon. You will never ever forget that journey in your life time.
..to be continued
P.S.Next post on Mumbai, and I will wind up with my travelogue
Me ain;t feeling too happy reading your travelogue
I wanna go away now 
Sigh nice trip – even nicer photos – ithuleh rain. I want a holiday!
aii first comment ;p
Uma not fair when I came in nengeh ingeh illeh – me too same pohlambals ;(
Ferrari,
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING Pictures……..fantastic photography…. it is so wonderful to be among nature and you have sooo aptly brought out the best of our land travelling during the monsoons……how exotic!!
keep em’ coming…
Your travelogue by itself is a nice promo for Goa. And now, your Google ads too…
macchi;
well i have travelled along this route once and indeed this route kicks some serious butt !
wow!!whatta beautiful place!!Wonderful pics,ferr!
Konkan route looks awesome. You reminded me of my Mahad days.
Landslides are pretty common there, some sensible guys have put nets. I’ve seen it a few times but we never bothered about its consequences, it was just “hooray! no school”.
nice photos , do u have any photos of mandovi express at kankavali
bcause it is my best trian ,
sometimes it become late bcause of some crossing or something else reason ,
but it goes smoothly to madgoan to mumbai or mumbai to madgoan
Thanks for sharring the photos .
Awesome! The route looks heavenly… romba supera irukku… I love the rain snaps and all those brown waters..:)
If pictures speak a thousand words, u’ve jus written a novel.
A beautiful one at that.
ayyo orey stomach burning – ivvalavu thanni ange odrathu koncham intha pakkam ellam varak koodathu? idhu oru madhiri pulambal atleast thanni parthom illaiya adhuvey kushi
Ferrari, en lil heart a break pannanum nu ongalukku apdi enna aasai? Lovely pics but im getting J-er by the moment
. sigh…some ppl get to have all the luck in the world…i mean the ones who live in Goa or better still frequently visit there.
Prabu
nice pics, looks like you are enjoying yourself
wow! wonderful pics…
Photo ellaaam nallaa dhaan irukku.. Aana adhula oru paiyan irukkaney avan dhaan..
Uma,
The place where you are right now is also very beautiful right? Send us some good pics
Visithra,
Go girl. Go on a vacation and have fun
kk,
Thanks a lot man
Maverick dai,
Solriye. Adhula oru amukku amukki irukalaam la?
Shyam,
December la oru trip yerpaadu pannuvom
Prabha,
Do travel by that route!
Jacky,
Mahad reminds me of my konkan maharashtra trip 3 years back. Oh my. Andha naaL nyabagam nenjile vandadhe. Especially Raigad ropeway trip and all
Nithya,
The place is gorgeous
Curses,
Thanks da
Raman,
Amma Kalaignar ponadravargal irukkum varai mazhai enge ayya!!
Neha,
Many people I met in Goa, were eager to find a job at chennai/bangalore because they wanted a good career in software. Other side is always green
Ganesh,
Thanks mate. And err. You can call me as Prabhu
IBH,
Wow
Ioiio,
Avan romba nallavan. Indran. Chandran. Ungallukku theriyaadha?
Nice photos Prabhu – We will have Natrip when we all meet again. If other ppl here dont understand what Natrip is (pls excuse me), ask ur mate Prabhu and he will explain or start another blog on that
Nasa *,
Welcome welcome