Vasco da Gama railway station
Railway station in Goa, India
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Vasco da Gama (also known as Vasco-Da-Gama, station code: VSG) is a railway station serving the town of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India.
Express train & Passenger train stationVasco da Gama | |||||||||||
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Entrance of Vasco da Gama railway station. | |||||||||||
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| Location | Swatantra Path, Vasco da Gama, Goa | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°23′46″N 73°48′42″E | ||||||||||
| System | Express train & Passenger train station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operator | South Western Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Line | Guntakal–Vasco da Gama section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||
| Station code | VSG | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Hubli | ||||||||||
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Type: Terminus
Number of Platforms: 3
Number of Halting Trains: 0
Number of Originating Trains: 12
Number of Terminating Trains: 12
History
The station was part of the Marmagao and Vasco metre-gauge railway line. This was the main rail in the state until the Konkan Railway was started in 1998.[1]
Major trains
The train which originates from Vasco-Da-Gama are :
● Vasco da Gama–Patna Superfast Express (12741/12842)
● Goa Express (12779/12780)
● Hyderabad–Vasco da Gama Express (17021/17022)
● Yesvantpur–Vasco da Gama Express (17309/17310)
● Vasco da Gama–Velankanni Weekly Express (17315/17316)
● Tirupati–Vasco da Gama Express (17419/17420)
● Howrah–Vasco da Gama Amaravati Express (18047/18048)
Location and Layout
It is located in Swatantra Path, Vasco da Gama, Goa. It has 3 platforms.
Jurisdiction
It comes under the jurisdiction of the Hubli division of the South Western Railway( SWR ) Zone.[2]
