Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express Explained

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

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

It is the thirty-eighth 2nd Generation and twenty-fourth 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.^[16]

Service

The 20646/20645 Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 4hrs 35mins with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .^[17] Due to its low occupancy, railways is considering to extend the train upto Kozhikode.

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Mangalore Central railway station
• Madgaon Junction railway station
• Karwar railway station
• Udupi railway station

Notes and References

1. Web site: 4 December 2023 . 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 . 26 December 2023 . English Jagran . en.
2. Web site: H . Umesha Bhatta P. . Mangalore Goa Vande Bharat : ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಗೋವಾ ನಡುವೆ ವಂದೇ ಭಾರತ್‌ ರೈಲು: ಮಾಸಾಂತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಚಾಲನೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ . 26 December 2023 . Kannada Hindustan Times . kn.
3. Web site: Vande Bharat: Mangaluru to Madgaon, Launching in December - TimesProperty . 26 December 2023 . timesproperty.com.
4. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 22 December 2023 . Get ready for unveiling of Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express . en-IN . The Hindu . 26 December 2023 . 0971-751X.
5. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 25 December 2023 . Trail run of Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on December 26 . en-IN . The Hindu . 26 December 2023 . 0971-751X.
6. Web site: 30 December 2023 . PM Modi flags off 2 Amrit Bharat, 6 Vande Bharat Express trains in Ayodhya . 30 December 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.
7. News: 30 December 2023 . 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 . 0971-8257.
8. Web site: 30 December 2023 . PM Modi flags off new Vande Bharat, Amrit Bharat trains from Ayodhya Dham Junction: Routes, features and all you need to know . 30 December 2023 . News9live . en-US.
9. Web site: Ayodhya: PM Modi inaugurates redeveloped railway station, flags off Amrit Bharat trains . 30 December 2023 . The Week . en.
10. Web site: 23 December 2023 . PM to Inaugurate Amrit Bharat Express from Ayodhya, 6 Vande Bharat Trains on Dec 30 . 27 December 2023 . News18 . en.
11. Web site: PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here . 27 December 2023 . DNA India . en.
12. Web site: Mangalorean . Alfie Dsouza, Team . 23 December 2023 . PM Modi Expected to Launch Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express. on 30 Dec . 26 December 2023 . Mangalorean.com . en-US.
13. Web site: 23 December 2023 . Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat train set to inaugurate, PM Modi to launch virtually? . 26 December 2023 . Udayavani . en.
14. Web site: PM Modi virtually flags off Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express . 30 December 2023 . www.mangaloretoday.com.
15. News: Bureau . The Hindu . 30 December 2023 . PM flags off Vande Bharat Express from Mangaluru to Goa . en-IN . The Hindu . 30 December 2023 . 0971-751X.
16. Web site: Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal . 19 April 2023 . NDTV.com.
17. News: 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.. 7 February 2024 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.