SW Railways introduces new train between Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam & Goa's Vasco Da Gama

The South Western Railways, last week announced the launch of Vasco Da Gama-Nagapattinam Weekly Express. The maiden run of the train numbered 17315 commenced yesterday. Meanwhile, train number 17316 will operate from Nagapattinam from Wednesday. As per the designated authority, the train will also be extended to Velankanni, however, a specific date for its extension has now been announced yet.

Weekly train to provide ease for commuters

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In a bid to provide ease for commuters on the Vasco Da Gama, Goa and Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu route, the new train was flagged off from Vasco Da Gama yesterday. The train service will be equipped with one AC two-tier coach, four AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class Coaches and two luggage cum brake vans.

Reportedly, the train will run on a weekly basis, from Vasco Da Gama at 9:00 AM on Mondays and reach Nagapattinam at 11:40 AM on Tuesdays, taking a little more than 24 hours to reach its destination. While returning, the Nagapattinam-Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express will leave Nagapattinam at 12:20 AM on Wednesdays and reach Vasco Da Gama at 3:25 AM on Thursdays.

Train No.17315 / 17316 Vasco Da Gama-Nagapattinam-Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express schedule

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Additionally, the Southern Western Railway replaced the conventional rakes of the Vasco-da-Gama-Kulem Passenger Specials with new Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit (DEMU) rakes. According to a press release, the first service of Vasco-da-Gama-Kulem DEMU Special, the first DEMU train of Hubballi Division, was flagged off from Vasco Da Gama in August 2021.