Mumbai to Goa in about 7 hours! New Vande Bharat Express train operations likely from June
1 min read . Updated: 18 May 2023, 06:51 AM IST
PremiumThe trial of the semi-high-speed Vande Bhagat Express train was conducted on the Mumbai-Goa route on Tuesday.
Mumbai to Goa in about 7 hours! The Vande Bharat Express train from Goa to Mumbai is likely to start operations in June which will reduce the travel time between the two cities by at least 45 minutes as compared to the Tejas Express.
The trial of the semi-high-speed Vande Bhagat Express train was conducted on the Mumbai-Goa route on Tuesday, officials said as quoted by PTI.
A Vande Bharat rake, capable of running at the top speed of 180 kmph, departed from platform number 7 of CSMT in Mumbai at 5:30 am and reached Madgaon station in Goa at 12.50 pm. The rake departed from Madaon at around 1.15 pm and reached CSMT at 8:50 pm.
Officials said that the trail was carried out using the rake of CSMT-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express which does not run on Tuesdays.
Currently, three Vande Bharat Express trains operate between the financial capital and Ahmedabad, Solapur, and Shirdi. The Vande Bharat Express is an electric multiple-unit train operated by Indian Railways.
Senior railway authorities are exploring the possibility of operating Vande Bharat Express trains on the popular Mumbai-Goa route which witness heavy rush throughout the year, officials added.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate several railway projects valued at more than ₹8,000 crores in Odisha today, Thursday via video conferencing.
He will flag off the Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express on Thursday from the pilgrimage town of Odisha, a South Eastern Railway official said in Kolkata.
The train will cover the 500 km distance between Howrah and Puri, the abode of Lord Jagannath, in around six and a half hours.
(With inputs from agencies)