Bengaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express launch

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1. 28 Dec 2025Background

   Bengaluru-Mangaluru rail route electrification completed, trial run held

   Electrification of the Bengaluru-Mangaluru railway route, including the Western Ghats section, was completed, with a locomotive trial on 28 December 2025.

2. 30 OctBackground

   Railway Board approves Yesvantpur–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express

   On 30 October 2026 the Railway Board approved a Vande Bharat Express linking Yesvantpur in Bengaluru with Madgaon in Goa, running via coastal Karnataka.

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   9 Nov

   Bengaluru–Goa Vande Bharat likely to start November 13: route, stops, timings

   The new Yesvantpur–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is likely to start on November 13 and will link Bengaluru with Goa in about 13 hours and 20 minutes.