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Mangaluru Central - Madgaon Junction Vande Bharat Express | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Service type | Vande Bharat Express | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Karnataka and Goa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | 30 December 2023 31 December 2023 (Commercial) | (Inaugural)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current operator(s) | Southern Railways (SR) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Route | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Termini | Mangalore Central (MAQ) Madgaon Junction (MAO) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 319 km (198 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average journey time | 04 hrs 35 mins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Six days a week [a] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train number(s) | 20646 / 20645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) used | Shoranur–Mangalore section Mangalore–Madgaon line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On-board services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class(es) | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seating arrangements |
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Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catering facilities | On board Catering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Observation facilities | Large windows in all coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Entertainment facilities |
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Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other facilities | Kavach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rolling stock | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) (Avg.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average length | 192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rake maintenance | Mangaluru Ctrl (MAQ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 major 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]
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]
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]
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.
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