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Good response for Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat on the first day of regular runThe Mangaluru Central-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, began its regular operations on Sunday, December 31st. The train, which departed Mangaluru Central at 8:30 a.m. and arrived in Madgaon at 1:15 p.m. as scheduled, was nearly half full on its first day. Passengers boarded in...
more... Mangaluru, Udupi, and other stops along the route. A passenger, G. Karthik Kamath, reported a comfortable and on-time journey on X, highlighting the train's cleanliness and speed. He noted that the train's travel time was slightly longer due to track limitations, suggesting that improvements to the Konkan Railway route could significantly reduce travel time.
Mangaluru Central se Madgaon jaane wala Vande Bharat Express, jo Saturday ko Prime Minister Narendra Modi ne flag off kiya tha, Sunday, December 31st ko apna regular run shuru kiya. Train apne scheduled time, 8:30 a.m. pe Mangaluru Central se chali aur Madgaon 1:15 p.m. pe pahunchi. Pehle din train...
more... almost half full thi, Mangaluru Central se hi 200 seats chair car mein aur 25 seats executive class mein book ho gayi thi. Kerala se aane waale bahut saare passengers subah jald train mein chadh gaye Goa jaane ke liye. Udupi mein bhi kaafi log train mein chadh gaye. G. Karthik Kamath, jinhone pehle regular run mein Vande Bharat ki journey ki, X (pehle Twitter) pe post kiya, “Is train mein abhi hu...journey exciting aur comfortable hai.” Journey complete hone ke baad unhone fir se post kiya, “Overall, train on time thi aur bina kisi delay ke destination pe pahunchi. Yeh saaf hai aur zyadatar time 120 kmph pe chalti hai. Ticket book karte waqt ‘No food’ select kiya tha, toh uspe kuchh comment nahi karunga. Par, passengers ko service on time mili.” Mr. Kamath ne kaha, “VB ko Bhatkal aur ek aur station pe 15 minutes tak rukna pada doosri train cross karne ke liye. Yeh distance [Mangaluru Central-Madgaon] VB 3 to 3.5 hours mein aaram se cover kar sakta hai agar Konkan Railway route pe double track ho aur overall route strong ho.”