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Bengaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat launched: How Indian Railways electrified the challenging Western Ghats route

Bengaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat launched: How Indian Railways electrified the challenging Western Ghats route

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Bengaluru‑Mangaluru‑Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on Friday in Bengaluru. The new Yesvantpur‑Madgaon service aims to improve rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka and Goa, providing direct access to stations such as Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Mangaluru, Udupi, Kundapura and Murdeshwar. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Mangaluru‑Bengaluru Vande Bharat service will start on Saturday, linking the two major Karnataka hubs, and said that challenges on the steep ghat section, including electrification modifications, have been resolved. Ticket fares and exact timings were not disclosed in the reports.

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Coverage arrived over 43 hours. First from The Economic Times, latest from The Federal.

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First reported by The Economic Times at 15:15 UTC on 11 Nov.

Coverage ran into a second day.

Across 3 desks: business, india, politics.

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  3. Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    'Looking forward to being in Bengaluru and Mysuru': PM Modi ahead of November 13 visit

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was looking forward to being in Bengaluru and Mysuru on Friday during which he would flag off a new phase of the Bengaluru Metro and also lay the foundation stone, inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects worth over Rs 15,000…

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  19. The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Bengaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express launched: Check schedule, stoppages & other details

    The new Yesvantpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express has been introduced to improve rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka and Goa. The service will provide direct access to several key stations, including Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Mangaluru, Udupi, Kundapura, Murdeshwar…

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11 newsrooms ran this event. 23 others published in India recently and did not.

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  • ABP Live ABP Group
  • ANI ANI Media
  • Factly Factly Media & Research
  • Frontline The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)
  • India TV Independent News Service
  • India Today Living Media India
  • Livemint HT Media Ltd.
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • Rising Kashmir Rising Kashmir
  • The Assam Tribune Assam Tribune Group
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Better India
  • The Economic Times Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Logical Indian The Logical Indian (independent digital media)
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The South First The South First
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.

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