BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off new Vande Bharat chair car services connecting Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Margao to strengthen rail connectivity between the three regions. Chief Minister DK Shivakumar was also present on the occasion.
According to South Western Railway, regular operations of the service will begin on November 15, following the operation of two inaugural special services on November 13. the new Yesvantpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express. The service will provide direct connectivity to major stations, including Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Mangaluru, Udupi, Kundapura, Murdeshwar, Gokarna and Karwar.
The inaugural special train was flagged off from SMVT Bengaluru while another inaugural special train flag off from Mangaluru Junction also by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
PM @narendramodi will flag off Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express from Bengaluru.
🔸 New train service starting from Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal will provide faster rail connectivity between Bengaluru, Coastal Karnataka and Goa.
🔸It will connect key destinations from Hassan and Sakleshpur to Mangaluru, Udupi, Gokarna and Karwar, before reaching Madgaon in Goa, making travel easier and giving tourism a boost.
#VandeBharatExpress #IndianRailways #Karnataka #Goa #Bengaluru
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) November 13, 2026
The Vande Bharat train will cover about 670 km distance in 13 hours abd 20 minutes. It will have a total of 16 coaches and can accommodate 1,128 passengers. It will have 12 intermediate halts from Yeshwantpur to Madgaon. The Vande Bharat Express will start from Yeshwantpur at 7:35 am and reach Goa’s Madgaon at 8.55 pm. On the return journey, it will leave Madgaon at 8:20 am and reach Yeshwantpur at 9:15 pm. It will run six days in week except on Wednesday/Thursday. The ticket fare will range between Rs 2,200 and Rs 3,865 per person exclusive of meals.
Specialities of train
- Vande Bharat train with semi high speed technology
- Comfortable seating arrangement, modern interior design
- Automatic doors
- Train travel with modern safety systems
- Train journey amidst beautiful nature beauty of Western Ghats
- Speed limit in Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Ghat route.
- Maximum operational speed in this route 54 km per hour.
- Will travel at speed less than 30 km per hour in ghat area.
With the start of this service, connectivity between Bengaluru, Karnataka’s coastal districts and Goa will improve considerably, will be more beneficial to tourists, businessmen, pilgrims, students and public. It will also offer easy connectivity to major tourist places like Udupi, Kollur (Mookambika), Murudeshwar, Gokarna, Karwar and Madgaon, South Western Railway informed.
