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Bengaluru–Goa Vande Bharat to be India's slowest and longest-running
Indian Railways has approved a Vande Bharat train between Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa via Hassan and Mangaluru.
The service is expected to take 12 hours 20 minutes to Goa and 12 hours 55 minutes back.
It will be the longest-running and slowest Vande Bharat service in India, averaging 53–54 km/h.
The fastest Vande Bharat, between Varanasi and New Delhi, averages 95 km/h.
The new train will replace the existing Madgaon–Mangaluru Central Vande Bharat, which is set to be discontinued.
Single-track sections and a steep mountain route limit its speed, including a 50-kilometre stretch where trains are restricted to 30 km/h.
The start date and booking details have not been announced.
Indian Railways has approved a Vande Bharat service between Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa via Hassan and Mangaluru.
The service is expected to be India’s longest-duration Vande Bharat chair car route, taking 12 hours 20 minutes to Madgaon and 12 hours 55 minutes on the return.
Its average speeds are expected to be 54 kmph towards Madgaon and 53 kmph towards Yeshwantpur, the lowest among Vande Bharat services.
The Railway Board has also approved the discontinuation of the existing Madgaon–Mangaluru Central Vande Bharat service.
A start date has not been announced.
- Who
- Indian Railways has approved the service.
- What
- A new Vande Bharat service will run between Yeshwantpur and Madgaon via Hassan and Mangaluru. The existing Madgaon–Mangaluru Central Vande Bharat service is to be discontinued.
- When
- The Railway Board approved the service on 30 October 2026. A start date has not been announced.
- Where
- Between Yeshwantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa, via Hassan and Mangaluru.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Railway Board approved the Yeshwantpur–Madgaon service and the discontinuation of the Madgaon–Mangaluru Central service.
The service was reported as likely to be flagged off, but no start date had been announced.
- Train numbers
- 26655/26656
- Route distance
- 670 km
- Yeshwantpur to Madgaon
- 12 hours 20 minutes
- Madgaon to Yeshwantpur
- 12 hours 55 minutes
- Average speed
- 54 kmph towards Madgaon; 53 kmph towards Yeshwantpur
- Operating days
- Six days a week; the outbound service does not run Wednesday and the return service does not run Thursday