New Delhi: In a pivotal development, the Railway Ministry has proposed a Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru and Goa. The train will cover the distance between Yesvantpur in Bengaluru and Madgaon in Goa via the Mangaluru railway region in just 13 hours.
The Mangaluru railway will start from Yesvantpur at 6:05 am and will reach its destination, Madgaon, at 7:15 pm. On the other hand, on the return trip, the train will depart from Madgaon at 5:30 am and reach Yesvantpur at 6:40 pm, The Hindu reported.
According to the South Western Railway (SWR), the official proposal of the project will skip Mangaluru Junction and Mangaluru Central stations and will run via Padil bypass.
Reducing time is the priority of the Express; the train will skip the Mangaluru Junction and increase the speed limit from 110 kmph to 130 kmph between Chikka Banawara and Hassan, and in the Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road Ghat section from 30 kmph to 40 kmph.
6th Vande Bharat in Gujarat
Earlier in February 2026, a new Vande Bharat Expressway was inaugurated in Gujarat, connecting Asarwa (Ahmedabad) to Udaipur City in Rajasthan. The Express began its operations on February 18.
The Asarwa-Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express is a feature-rich train with comfortable and reclining seats, sliding doors, a mobile charging point, CCTV cameras, exit doors, automatic entry, and a bio toilet.
The Vande Bharat ensures fast, safe, and convenient travel for passengers while providing world-class comfort at reasonable prices.
The Asarwa-Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express departed from Asarwa at 5:45 pm and reached its destination at 10:00 pm. The train will not operate on every Tuesday. Similarly, in the reverse trip, the departure from Udaipur City is at 6:10 am daily (except Tuesday), and it arrives at its destination at 10:25 am.