JoeGoaUk - GOA: February 2022

4 days Goa Carnival celebrations February 26 till 1st March 2022

Panaji Floats on day 1, 26th Feb - Pics and videos

Margao on 27th Feb

Vasco da Gama 28th Feb

Mapusa 1st March , see pics video below

King Momo Emiliano

Carnival floats parade never starts on time. This year it was to start at 3pm but started around 4.45pm.

This year there were no Politicition VIP or Chief guests including ministers due to election Model Code of conduct still in place till 10th March 2022. Some bureaucrats like IAS officers were there instead.

King Momo this year is Emeliano P Dias of Raia, Goa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51904362137/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905645309/in/photostream/

King Momo at Mapusa

https://flic.kr/p/2n6pRxb

Stilt walker , Mapusa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51914514823/in/photostream/

https://flic.kr/p/2n5EXJ7

VIP, Dignitaries

Starting point (Float parade)

No Politicians, ministers only bureaucrats (election Model Code in force)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905335291/

Cow feasting on garbage, Mapusa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51915005460/

Women dancing with ladoos, Mapusa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51913427487/

Video 1

Panaji Preparations

https://youtu.be/YhI3IW0KLRU

More pics

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905371010/

Floats

Corona, covid

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905964760/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905645529/

Fiat car

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905965880/

Goa Police Band, watch video below

https://flic.kr/p/2n6c4A8

bullock cart

Sealife, seahorse

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905333031/

King Kong

Cyclists electric?

Ata setu in the background, 3 bridges

Khajekar de Morjim

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905649119/

Live statue , Bombay VT

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905416018/

Pink Force, lady police, Goa

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51905968590/in/photostream/

Eagle, flight

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51904359757/in/photostream/

Pig , dukor

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk82/51904356337/

Video 2

Panaji Floats - King Momo, Pink Force, Police Brass band

https://youtu.be/60ncAx1bCL4

Carnaval Khell - Moll

https://youtu.be/d8cK5NOv3JA

BandL Seby Moraes, Ancet, Jose

https://flic.kr/p/2n6CPPt

Village Carnaval Khell

By Silva de Benaulim with Tracy de Calangute, Rhea Rodrigues, Sera, Jalson Pacheco, Mario etc

Moll or modd

video 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUPYd4EthXk

Panaji floats etc

Goa Police Brass band

Video:

Video:

https://youtu.be/BIEmQYjYbCs

Mapusa Carnival floats, King Momo etc

https://youtu.be/DCBT4snO23I

Panaji / Mapusa Float

Cashew nuts factory

https://youtu.be/jBQYAFABSkY

Monday, February 14, 2022

THIVIM station, Goa

THIVIM Railway Station

Code: THVM, Two platforms, 4 lines

Thivim Station of Konkan Railway was opened on 27.8.1997

Tivim, Sircaim, Goa 403502

https://flic.kr/p/2n3ngWC

Its about 300mtrs walking distance from the main road.

Local bus available to Mapusa etc from the main road.

Earliest 5.45 am, local buses start 6.50am Rs. 20 fare to Mapusa about 11 kms. (Sometime charge Rs.30, June 2022)

From Mapusa to Panaji bus fare Rs.20,

Mapusa to Thivim Station motor Cycle Pilot Rs.200, Tivim to Panaji Rs.500 (June 2022)

Mapusa to Thivim Stn Taxi Rs.400 (Panaji to Thivim about Rs.850)

https://flic.kr/p/2n3oYkc

About 40 trains stop here, check trains time table below

Patna Express, Mandovi Express, Konkan Kanya, Mangala Express, Jan Shatabdi, Rajdhani Express, Sampak Kranti, Okha, Ratnagiri, Karwar, Ernakulam, Nizamuddin, Kerala, Delhi etc

Patna Express train timings not updated in above time table. Arrives Thivim at 1am not 5.52

https://flic.kr/p/2n2TYDj

https://flic.kr/p/2n2TAj7

https://flic.kr/p/2n3m3sQ

Ticket booking office

Platform ticket Rs.30

May revert back to Rs.10 from April 2022

https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk83/51873642338/

https://flic.kr/p/2n2VdXy

Line electrification work in progress

update: Last Friday 18.2.22, there was an inspection on Karwar-Madgaon section electrification and on Monday 21.2.22, Madgaon-Thivim section will be inspected. Soon trains will run on electric on KR route

https://goa-joegoauk.blogspot.com/2022/02/thivim-station-goa.html