Vasco da Gama–Velankanni Weekly Express
Indian rail service
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Vasco Velankanni weekly Express is an Express rail operated by the Indian Railways.[1][2][3] It connects Vasco da Gama in Goa with Velankanni via Madgaon, Hubballi, Yesvantpur, Salem Junction, Karur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Thanjavur Junction, Thiruvarur Junction and Nagapattinam Junction.[4] The train takes 30 hours 15 minutes to complete the entire journey. The total distance covered is 1317 km.
Direction reversal
Train Reverses its direction 3 times
- Erode Junction
- Tiruchirappalli Junction
- Nagapattinam Junction
Train no longer reverses its direction at Yesvantpur Junction after completion of the new Bypass Running Line.
Demands
There are demands by the devotees who visits the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Velankanni, regularly, insist Indian Railways to operate this train to reach velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays and to depart this train from velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays with no change in time table and also demand to stop this train at Tiruppattur. [citation needed]
See also
Coach composition
The train has standard LHB rakes.
- 1 AC II Tier
- 2 AC III Tier
- 3 AC III Tier Economy
- 8 Sleeper Coaches
- 4 General Unreserved
- 2 End On Generator
| Loco | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | EOG | GEN | GEN | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | B1 | B2 | M1 | M2 | M3 | A1 | GEN | GEN | EOG |