Second Vande Bharat extended to Mangaluru; Prime Minister to inaugurate today

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Southern Railway has extended the second Thiruvananthapuram-Kasargod Vande Bharat train (20631) to Mangaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the extended service online today at 9.15 am. Following this, a service will be run from Mangaluru to Kasargod. Regular service in both directions will begin from tomorrow. The service starts at 6.15 am from Mangaluru. It will reach Kasaragod at 6.57. Timings at other stations remain unchanged.

The Vande Bharat train (20632), which departs from Thiruvananthapuram at 4.05 pm, will reach Mangalore at 12.40 am. It will reach Kasaragod at 11.45 pm (currently 11.48 am). It will start its journey to Mangaluru at 11.48. The maintenance of the rakes will now be done in Mangalore.

Thiruvananthapuram Railway Divisional Manager Manish Tapyal said in a press conference that more travel facilities have been provided through Vande Bharat and the demand for more Vande Bharat trains is increasing.