Mangaluru: The trial run of the Mangaluru-Madgaon semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express was flagged off at the Mangaluru central railway station on Tuesday.
In addition to local MLAs and railway officials, Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel presided over the flag-off ceremony. At 1.15 pm, the train that left Mangaluru Central at 8.30 am will arrive in Madgaon. It will depart Madgaon at 1.45 pm and arrive in Mangaluru at 6.30 pm on its return. The train stops at Karwar and Udupi.
On December 30, the Vande Bharat Express will begin operating regularly. On the same day, six other Vande Bharat trains in other states are scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to railway sources, an official announcement in this regard is anticipated.
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