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Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat likely to launch November 13
A Vande Bharat train linking Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Madgaon is expected to launch on November 13.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag it off remotely from Bengaluru, while Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is expected to launch it from Mangaluru Junction.
The service extends the existing Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat route to Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru.
It is scheduled to stop at 12 stations between Yeshwantpur and Madgaon, including Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru Junction.
The new route connects Bengaluru with coastal Karnataka and Goa by train.
Regular services could begin within a day or two of the launch, and are planned to run from Yeshwantpur rather than Bengaluru’s Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal.
The Yeshwantpur–Mangaluru–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is likely to be launched on November 13.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag it off remotely from Bengaluru, while Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw is expected to launch it from Mangaluru Junction.
The service extends the existing Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express to Yeshwantpur.
The train is scheduled to make 12 stops between its originating and terminating stations.
Regular services could begin within a day or two of the launch, according to railway sources.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are likely to flag off the service.
- What
- The existing Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat service is being extended to Yeshwantpur.
- When
- The launch is likely on November 13, 2026. Regular services could start within a day or two.
- Where
- The service will run between Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon, via Mangaluru Junction. The flag-off is expected from Bengaluru and Mangaluru Junction.
- Why
- The service extends the existing Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express to Yeshwantpur.
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The Railway Minister announced plans to extend the Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat service to Yeshwantpur.
The Ministry released a timetable for the extended service and said it would start at an early convenient date.
The service is likely to be launched, with simultaneous inaugural specials towards Bengaluru and Mangaluru.
- Likely launch date
- November 13, 2026
- Route
- Yeshwantpur–Mangaluru Junction–Madgaon
- Train numbers
- 26655/656
- Scheduled stops
- 12, excluding the originating and terminating stations
- Yeshwantpur departure
- 7.35 a.m.; arrival at Madgaon at 8.55 p.m.
- Madgaon departure
- 8.20 a.m.; arrival at Yeshwantpur at 9.15 p.m.