India's Slowest Vande Bharat Train to Operate at 55 Kmph

Key points

• The Yeshvantpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat train will take 13 hours and 20 minutes for a 670 km journey.
• It will operate at an average speed of 55 kmph, making it the slowest Vande Bharat train.
• The route includes challenging sections through the Western Ghats, particularly the Sakleshpur-Subrhamanya stretch.
• The train will run six days a week, departing Yeshvantpur at 7:35 AM and arriving in Madgaon at 8:55 PM.
• Thirteen other trains will have their schedules adjusted due to the new Vande Bharat's priority on the track.
• The Mangaluru-Yeshvantpur Gomateshwar Express will see a significant delay, arriving at 10:15 PM instead of 4:30 PM.