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Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Junction
Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleKarnataka and Goa
First serviceDecember 30 2023 (December 30 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 41st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the industrial port city of Mangalore in western Karnataka with Madgaon, a capital city in the state of Goa.[1][2][3][4]

As per Indian Railways' latest news, this express train will perform the trial runs on 26 December 2023 starting from Mangalore Central around 08:30hrs and will reach Madgaon Junction around 13:45hrs. It will depart from Madgaon at 18:10hrs and will reach 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]

Overview

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.[9][10]

Rakes

It is the thirty-ninth 2nd Generation and twenty-fifth 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.[11]

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.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20646 | C#
(TBC after commercial run)
 C# |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
20645 | C#
(TBC after commercial run)
 C# |

Service

The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 319 km (198 mi) in a travel time of 04hrs 35mins with average speed of 70 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) will be confirmed after commercial run.

  1. ^ Except Thursdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

MAQ - MAO - MAQ Vande Bharat Express
20646 Stations 20645
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
---- 08:30 Mangaluru Central 22:45 ----
09:48 09:50 Udupi 21:12 21:14
12:08 12:10 Karwar 18:55 18:57
13:15 ---- Madgaon Junction ---- 18:10

Incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coastal Karnataka May Soon Get Its First Vande Bharat Express Between Mangaluru Central And Madgaon, Says MP Nalin Kumar Kateel". 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 to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30". News18. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  7. ^ "PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here". DNA India. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ^ "New Vande Bharat Trains: PM Modi will flag off these new Vande Bharat trains on December 30, check route and timing - informalnewz". 22 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat train set to inaugurate, PM Modi to launch virtually?". Udayavani. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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