Mumbai CSMT–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express

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Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Junction
Vande Bharat Express
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Overview
Service type Vande Bharat Express
Locale Maharashtra and Goa
First service27 June 2023 (27 June 2023) (Inaugural run)
28 June 2023;11 months ago (28 June 2023) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s) Central Railways (CR)
Route
Termini Mumbai CSMT (CSMT)
Madgaon Junction (MAO)
Stops7
Distance travelled581 km (361 mi)
Average journey time07 hrs 45 mins (Non-Monsoon)
10 hrs 05 mins (Monsoon)
Service frequencySix days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)22229 / 22230
Line(s) used Central Line (up to Diva)
Vasai Road - Roha line
Roha - 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 facilities Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 [ broken anchor ]
Track gauge Indian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed75 km/h (47 mph)
(Non-Monsoon Avg.)
58 km/h (36 mph)
(Monsoon Avg.)
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s) Indian Railways
Rake maintenance Wadi Bunder Coaching Yard (Mumbai)

The 22229/22230 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 19th Vande Bharat Express train and the first Vande Bharat Express serving the Konkan Railways of India, [1] connecting the states of Maharashtra and the Konkan state Goa. It was expected to be inaugurated on 3 June 2023 [2] but was delayed due to the 2023 Odisha train collision. [3] This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station. [4] [5]

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Overview

The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar Ctrl, Thane, Panvel Jn, Khed, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Thivim and Goa's Madgaon Junction. It will be operated with train numbers 22229/22230 on a 6 days a week basis. [6] [7] [8]

Rakes

It is the seventeenth 2nd Generation and the fifth 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. [9]

Service

The 22229/22230 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express train operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 581 km (361 mi) in a travel time of 7 hrs 45 mins with an average speed of 75 km/h (47 mph)(Non-Monsoon time) and in a travel time of 10 hrs 05 mins with an average speed of 58 km/h (36 mph)(Monsoon time). The Maximum Permissible Speed is 120 km/h (75 mph).

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Except Fridays

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train may run from June 3". The Times of India. 31 May 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Flagging off function of Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express cancelled following Odisha train tragedy". The Times of India. 2 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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