Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express is ready for grand launch, completes trial run
The eagerly awaited Mangaluru-Madgaon semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express completed its successful trial run on Tuesday, 26th December. The train was flagged off from Mangaluru Central Railway Station at 8:30 AM in the presence of dignitaries like Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, local MLAs, and railway officials.
The trial run covered a distance of 319 km with stops at Udupi and Karwar, reaching Madgaon at 1:15 PM. The return journey started at 1:45 PM and arrived back in Mangaluru at 6:30 PM.
