Marking the first phase of electrification of the Konkan Railway, authorities on Wednesday conducted the final trial on the Roha-Ratnagiri section. Subsequent trials will be held in the coming months and electric trains are expected to run on the entire 741-km stretch by June.

Once completed, the Konkan Railway will be one of the longest independent railway networks in the country to go electric. The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited manages the line between Roha in Maharashtra and Thokur in Karnataka. Trials have earlier been conducted on the 203-km-stretch between Roha and Ratnagiri, and Karwar and Thokur in Karnataka.