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The 20646/20645 '''Mangaluru Central - Madgaon ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 40th [[Vande Bharat Express|Vande Bharat Express train]], connecting the industrial port city of [[Mangalore]] in western [[Karnataka]] with [[Margao|Madgaon]], a capital city in the state of [[Goa]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-04 |title=Coastal Karnataka May Soon Get Its First Vande Bharat Express Between Mangaluru Central And Madgaon, Says MP Nalin Kumar Kateel |url=https://english.jagran.com/india/coastal-karnataka-may-soon-get-its-first-vande-bharat-express-between-mangaluru-central-and-madgaon-says-mp-nalin-kumar-kateel-10118116 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=H |first=Umesha Bhatta P. |title=Mangalore Goa Vande Bharat : ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಗೋವಾ ನಡುವೆ ವಂದೇ ಭಾರತ್‌ ರೈಲು: ಮಾಸಾಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/mangalore-news-mangalore-goa-vande-bharat-express-connecting-karnataka-coastal-with-tourist-destiny-goa-in-on-cards-kub-181701763069043.html |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Kannada Hindustan Times |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vande Bharat: Mangaluru to Madgaon, Launching in December - TimesProperty |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/vande-bharat-express-links-mangaluru-madgaon-blid6178 |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=timesproperty.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-12-22 |title=Get ready for unveiling of Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/palakkad-division-gears-up-to-unveil-mangaluru-madgaon-vande-bharat-express/article67665226.ece |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
The 20646/20645 '''Mangaluru Central - Madgaon ''Vande Bharat Express''''' is India's 40th [[Vande Bharat Express|Vande Bharat Express train]], connecting the industrial port city of [[Mangalore]] in western [[Karnataka]] with [[Margao|Madgaon]], a capital city in the state of [[Goa]] . This is the fastest train between Mangaluru to Madgaon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 December 2023 |title=Coastal Karnataka May Soon Get Its First Vande Bharat Express Between Mangaluru Central And Madgaon, Says MP Nalin Kumar Kateel . It is the Fastest Train between Mangaluru to Madgaon
|url=https://english.jagran.com/india/coastal-karnataka-may-soon-get-its-first-vande-bharat-express-between-mangaluru-central-and-madgaon-says-mp-nalin-kumar-kateel-10118116 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=English Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=H |first=Umesha Bhatta P. |title=Mangalore Goa Vande Bharat : ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಗೋವಾ ನಡುವೆ ವಂದೇ ಭಾರತ್‌ ರೈಲು: ಮಾಸಾಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/mangalore-news-mangalore-goa-vande-bharat-express-connecting-karnataka-coastal-with-tourist-destiny-goa-in-on-cards-kub-181701763069043.html |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Kannada Hindustan Times |language=kn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vande Bharat: Mangaluru to Madgaon, Launching in December - TimesProperty |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/vande-bharat-express-links-mangaluru-madgaon-blid6178 |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=timesproperty.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=22 December 2023 |title=Get ready for unveiling of Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/palakkad-division-gears-up-to-unveil-mangaluru-madgaon-vande-bharat-express/article67665226.ece |access-date=26 December 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


As per Indian Railways' latest news, this express train will perform the trial runs on {{Date|Dec 26 2023|DMY}} starting from [[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangalore Central]] around 08:30hrs and will reach [[Madgaon Junction railway station|Madgaon Junction]] around 13:45hrs. It will depart from '''Madgaon''' at 18:10hrs and will reach '''Mangalore Central''' at 22:45hrs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-12-25 |title=Trail run of Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on December 26 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/trail-run-of-mangaluru-central-madgaon-vande-bharat-express-on-december-26/article67674362.ece |access-date=2023-12-26 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
This express train performed the trial runs on 26 December 2023 starting from [[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangalore Central]] around 08:30hrs and reached [[Madgaon Junction railway station|Madgaon Junction]] around 13:45hrs. It departed from Madgaon at 18:10hrs and reached Mangalore Central at 22:45hrs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=25 December 2023 |title=Trail run of Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on December 26 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/trail-run-of-mangaluru-central-madgaon-vande-bharat-express-on-december-26/article67674362.ece |access-date=26 December 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] via [[Videotelephony|video conferencing]] from [[Ayodhya Junction railway station|Ayodhya Dham Junction]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-flags-off-2-amrit-bharat-6-vande-bharat-express-trains-in-ayodhya-101703918767779.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-12-30 |title=PM Modi flags off 2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains during Ayodhya visit; check routes & other details |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/pm-narendra-modi-ayodhya-amrit-bharat-vande-bharat-trains-flag-off-full-list-of-new-routes-indian-railways/articleshow/106393567.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-12-30 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=PM Modi flags off new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains from Ayodhya Dham Junction: Routes, features and all you need to know |url=https://www.news9live.com/india/pm-modi-flags-off-vande-bharat-amrit-bharat-trains-from-ayodhya-junction-routes-features-and-all-you-need-to-know-2391037 |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayodhya: PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped railway station, flags off Amrit Bharat trains |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2023/12/30/ayodhya-pm-modi-inaugurates-redeveloped-railway-station-flags-off-amrit-bharat-trains.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=PM to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30 |url=https://www.news18.com/auto/pm-to-inaugurate-amrit-bharat-express-from-ayodhya-6-vande-bharat-trains-on-dec-30-8714893.html |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-flag-off-5-vande-bharat-2-amrit-bharat-trains-on-december-30-check-details-here-3072293 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>
This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] via [[Videotelephony|video conferencing]] from [[Ayodhya Junction railway station|Ayodhya Dham Junction]]. <ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2023 |title=PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pm-modi-flags-off-2-amrit-bharat-6-vande-bharat-express-trains-in-ayodhya-101703918767779.html |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 December 2023 |title=PM Modi flags off 2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains during Ayodhya visit; check routes & other details |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/pm-narendra-modi-ayodhya-amrit-bharat-vande-bharat-trains-flag-off-full-list-of-new-routes-indian-railways/articleshow/106393567.cms?from=mdr |access-date=30 December 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2023 |title=PM Modi flags off new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains from Ayodhya Dham Junction: Routes, features and all you need to know |url=https://www.news9live.com/india/pm-modi-flags-off-vande-bharat-amrit-bharat-trains-from-ayodhya-junction-routes-features-and-all-you-need-to-know-2391037 |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=News9live |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ayodhya: PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped railway station, flags off Amrit Bharat trains |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2023/12/30/ayodhya-pm-modi-inaugurates-redeveloped-railway-station-flags-off-amrit-bharat-trains.html |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2023 |title=PM to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30 |url=https://www.news18.com/auto/pm-to-inaugurate-amrit-bharat-express-from-ayodhya-6-vande-bharat-trains-on-dec-30-8714893.html |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-modi-to-flag-off-5-vande-bharat-2-amrit-bharat-trains-on-december-30-check-details-here-3072293 |access-date=27 December 2023 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref>


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Ctrl]], [[Udupi railway station|Udupi]], [[Karwar railway station|Karwar]] and [[Madgaon Junction railway station|Madgaon Jn]]. It is currently operated with train numbers 20646/20645 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangalorean |first=Alfie Dsouza, Team |date=2023-12-23 |title=PM Modi Expected to Launch Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express. on 30 Dec |url=https://www.mangalorean.com/pm-modi-expected-to-launch-mangaluru-central-madgaon-vande-bharat-express-on-30-dec/ |access-date=2023-12-26 |website=Mangalorean.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2023 |title=Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat train set to inaugurate, PM Modi to launch virtually? |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/mangaluru-madgaon-vande-bharat-train-set-to-inaugurate-pm-modi-to-lunch-virtually |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Udayavani |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi virtually flags off Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express |url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/PM-Modi-virtually-flags-off-Mangaluru-Madgaon-Vande-Bharat-Express.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=www.mangaloretoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-12-30 |title=PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pm-flags-off-vande-bharat-express-between-mangaluru-and-goa-madgaon/article67689837.ece |access-date=2023-12-30 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
This train is operated by [[Indian Railways]], connecting [[Mangalore Central railway station|Mangaluru Ctrl]], [[Udupi railway station|Udupi]], [[Karwar railway station|Karwar]] and [[Madgaon Junction railway station|Madgaon Jn]]. It is currently operated with train numbers 20646/20645 on 6 days a week basis.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mangalorean |first=Alfie Dsouza, Team |date=23 December 2023 |title=PM Modi Expected to Launch Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express. on 30 Dec |url=https://www.mangalorean.com/pm-modi-expected-to-launch-mangaluru-central-madgaon-vande-bharat-express-on-30-dec/ |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Mangalorean.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 December 2023 |title=Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat train set to inaugurate, PM Modi to launch virtually? |url=https://www.udayavani.com/english-news/mangaluru-madgaon-vande-bharat-train-set-to-inaugurate-pm-modi-to-lunch-virtually |access-date=26 December 2023 |website=Udayavani |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi virtually flags off Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express |url=https://www.mangaloretoday.com/main/PM-Modi-virtually-flags-off-Mangaluru-Madgaon-Vande-Bharat-Express.html |access-date=30 December 2023 |website=www.mangaloretoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=30 December 2023 |title=PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pm-flags-off-vande-bharat-express-between-mangaluru-and-goa-madgaon/article67689837.ece |access-date=30 December 2023 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


==Rakes==
==Rakes==
It is the thirty-ninth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation|2nd Generation]] and twenty-fifth [[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|'''Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train''']] which was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/train-18-indias-fastest-named-vande-bharat-express-piyush-goyal-1983965 |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
It is the thirty-eighth [[Vande Bharat (trainset)#Second generation|2nd Generation]] and twenty-fourth [[Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|'''Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train''']]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-09-17|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Vande Bharat Express#Mini Vande Bharat services|reason= The anchor (Mini Vande Bharat services) [[Special:Diff/1183926159|has been deleted]].}} which was designed and manufactured by the [[Integral Coach Factory]] at [[Perambur]], [[Chennai]] under the [[Make in India]] Initiative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/train-18-indias-fastest-named-vande-bharat-express-piyush-goyal-1983965 |access-date=19 April 2023 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

== Coach composition ==
The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express has currently 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
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!
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |8
|-
|'''''20646'''''
|[[File:BSicon_LDER.svg|22x22px]] {{pipe}} C#
| colspan="6" |{{Center|'''''(TBC after commercial run)'''''}}
|C# {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|-
!
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |1
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |2
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |3
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |4
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |5
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:pink;" |6
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |7
! rowspan="1" scope="col" style="background:aqua;" |8
|-
|'''''20645'''''
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| colspan="6" |{{Center|'''''(TBC after commercial run)'''''}}
|C# {{pipe}} [[File:Loco_Icon.png|22x22px]]
|}


== Service ==
== Service ==
The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express currently operates '''6 days''' a week, covering a distance of {{convert|319|km|0|abbr=on}} in a travel time of 04hrs 35mins with average speed of 70&nbsp;km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.
The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of {{Cvt|319|km}} in a travel time of 4hrs 35mins with an average speed of {{Cvt|70|km/h}}. The Maximum Permissible Speed is {{Cvt|120|km/h}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sastry |first=Anil Kumar |date=6 February 2024 |title=Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express runs with less than 50% occupancy, hence this train is under consideration to be extended upto Kozhikode.|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/after-a-month-mangaluru-madgaon-vande-bharat-express-runs-with-less-than-50-occupancy/article67817006.ece |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Due to its low occupancy, railways is considering to extend the train upto Kozhikode.
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== Schedule ==
The schedule of this 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is given below:-
{| class="wikitable" width="65%" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="5" align="center" style="background:#28457D;" |<span style="color:WHITE;">''MAQ - MAO - MAQ Vande Bharat Express''</span>
|-
! colspan="2" |20646
! rowspan="2" |Stations
! colspan="2" |20645
|-
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|'''Arrival'''
|'''Departure'''
|-
|'''----'''
|08:30
|[[Mangalore Central railway station|'''Mangaluru Central''']]
|22:45
|'''----'''
|-
|09:48
|09:50
|[[Udupi railway station|Udupi]]
|21:12
|21:14
|-
|12:08
|12:10
|[[Karwar railway station|Karwar]]
|18:55
|18:57
|-
|13:15
|'''----'''
|[[Madgaon Junction railway station|'''Madgaon Junction''']]
|'''----'''
|18:10
|}

== Incidents ==
{{Empty section|date=December 2023}}


== See also ==
== See also ==

* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Vande Bharat Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
* [[Tejas Express]]
Line 147: Line 70:
* [[Karwar railway station]]
* [[Karwar railway station]]
* [[Udupi railway station]]
* [[Udupi railway station]]

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== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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Latest revision as of 09:22, 10 October 2024

Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleKarnataka and Goa
First service30 December 2023 (30 December 2023) (Inaugural)
31 December 2023; 11 months ago (31 December 2023) (Commercial)
Current operator(s)Southern Railways (SR)
Route
TerminiMangalore Central (MAQ)
Madgaon Junction (MAO)
Stops2
Distance travelled319 km (198 mi)
Average journey time04 hrs 35 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number(s)20646 / 20645
Line(s) usedShoranur–Mangalore section
Mangalore–Madgaon line
On-board services
Class(es)AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn board Catering
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph) (Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)Indian Railways
Rake maintenanceMangaluru Ctrl (MAQ)

The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is India's 40th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial port city of Mangalore in western Karnataka with Madgaon, a capital city in the state of Goa . This is the fastest train between Mangaluru to Madgaon.[1][2][3][4]

This express train performed the trial runs on 26 December 2023 starting from Mangalore Central around 08:30hrs and reached Madgaon Junction around 13:45hrs. It departed from Madgaon at 18:10hrs and reached Mangalore Central at 22:45hrs.[5]

This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction. [6][7][8][9][10][11]

Overview

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This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Mangaluru Ctrl, Udupi, Karwar and Madgaon Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20646/20645 on 6 days a week basis.[12][13][14][15]

Rakes

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It is the thirty-eighth 2nd Generation and twenty-fourth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train[broken anchor] which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[16]

Service

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The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 319 km (198 mi) in a travel time of 4hrs 35mins with an average speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 120 km/h (75 mph).[17] Due to its low occupancy, railways is considering to extend the train upto Kozhikode.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Except Thursdays

References

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  1. ^ "Coastal Karnataka May Soon Get Its First Vande Bharat Express Between Mangaluru Central And Madgaon, Says MP Nalin Kumar Kateel . It is the Fastest Train between Mangaluru to Madgaon". English Jagran. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  2. ^ H, Umesha Bhatta P. "Mangalore Goa Vande Bharat : ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಗೋವಾ ನಡುವೆ ವಂದೇ ಭಾರತ್‌ ರೈಲು: ಮಾಸಾಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ". Kannada Hindustan Times (in Kannada). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Vande Bharat: Mangaluru to Madgaon, Launching in December - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (22 December 2023). "Get ready for unveiling of Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (25 December 2023). "Trail run of Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on December 26". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya". Hindustan Times. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "PM Modi flags off 2 new Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains during Ayodhya visit; check routes & other details". The Times of India. 30 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "PM Modi flags off new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains from Ayodhya Dham Junction: Routes, features and all you need to know". News9live. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ayodhya: PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped railway station, flags off Amrit Bharat trains". The Week. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  10. ^ "PM to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30". News18. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  11. ^ "PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here". DNA India. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  12. ^ Mangalorean, Alfie Dsouza, Team (23 December 2023). "PM Modi Expected to Launch Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express. on 30 Dec". Mangalorean.com. Retrieved 26 December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ "Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat train set to inaugurate, PM Modi to launch virtually?". Udayavani. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  14. ^ "PM Modi virtually flags off Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express". www.mangaloretoday.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  15. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (30 December 2023). "PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  17. ^ Sastry, Anil Kumar (6 February 2024). "Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express runs with less than 50% occupancy, hence this train is under consideration to be extended upto Kozhikode". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 February 2024.


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