It is wholly-owned by the Government of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways and headquartered at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai.

[4] The railway (railroad) route of KRCL covers the coastal districts of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka states of India.

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 Konkan Railway's innovations.The Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) first became profitable in the financial year 2009-10 and earned profit Rupees 2.84 crores in the fiscal year 2010-11.

[9] KRCL has been selected to prepare Detailed Project Report(DPR) by Kerala state government to build a tunnel to ease traffic congestion on Wayanad- Kozhikode road.