The first Vande Bharat Express to Goa will likely start service in June and connect Madgaon and Mumbai.
According to reports, the Vande Bharat Express will take around seven hours from Mumbai to Goa, which is faster than the?Tejas Express.
Tejas Express takes almost 8 hours and 40 minutes to cover the 765 km distance between the two cities.
The trial of the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Express train was conducted on the Mumbai-Goa route on Tuesday.
The Vande Bharat rake, capable of running at the top speed of 180 kmph, departed?from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Madgaon at 5:25 am and reach Madgaon at 2:30 pm. The 22230 Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat train will leave from Madgaon at 12:20 pm and reach Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 10:25 pm.
The trial was carried out using the CSMT-Shirdi Vande Bharat Express rake, which does not run on Tuesdays.
Senior railway authorities are exploring the possibility of operating Vande Bharat Express trains on the popular Mumbai-Goa route, which witness heavy rush throughout the year, officials added.
Currently, three Vande Bharat Express trains operate from Mumbai between Mumbai Central ¨C Ahmedabad ¨C Gandhinagar Capital, Mumbai ¨C Sainagar Shirdi, and Mumbai ¨C Solapur.
Goa will be the fourth Vande Bharat Express from the Maharashtra capital.
The Vande Bharat Express is an electric multiple-unit train that is capable of running at the top speed of 180 kmph.
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