The Yeshwantpur–Mangaluru Junction–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express will be launched on November 13, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to inaugurate the service through video conference from Bengaluru, according to a South Western Railway Mysuru division announcement.
The inauguration programme will be held at Mangaluru Junction railway station at noon. The service will connect Yeshwantpur with Madgaon through key towns in southern Karnataka, the coastal belt and north coastal Karnataka, offering a new faster intercity rail option along the route.
Under the published schedule, the train will operate six days a week from both ends. The service will not run from Yeshwantpur on Wednesdays and will not run from Madgaon on Thursdays.
The train will depart from Yeshwantpur at 7.35 am. It will reach Shravanabelagola at 9.03 am, Hassan at 9.38 am, Sakleshpur at 10.20 am, Subrahmanya Road at 12.40 pm and Kabaka Puttur at 1.25 pm. It is scheduled to reach Mangaluru Junction at 3.05 pm, Udupi at 4.20 pm, Kundapura at 4.28 pm, Mookambika Road Byndoor at 5.30 pm, Murdeshwar at 6 pm, Gokarna Road at 7 pm and Karwar at 7.45 pm before arriving at Madgaon at 8.55 pm.
The return service will leave Madgaon at 8.20 am. It will reach Karwar at 9.03 am, Gokarna Road at 9.48 am, Murdeshwar at 11 am, Mookambika Road Byndoor at 11.20 am, Kundapura at 11.48 am and Udupi at 12.18 pm. The train is scheduled to reach Mangaluru Junction at 1.50 pm, Kabaka Puttur at 2.43 pm, Subrahmanya Road at 3.28 pm, Sakleshpur at 5.30 pm, Hassan at 6.13 pm and Shravanabelagola at 6.43 pm before reaching Yeshwantpur at 9.15 pm.
The route includes 12 intermediate stops and links the Bengaluru metropolitan region with pilgrimage, tourism and commercial centres across Karnataka’s coastal and hinterland districts. Stations such as Udupi, Kundapura, Mookambika Road Byndoor, Murdeshwar, Gokarna Road and Karwar are part of the coastal section, while Hassan, Sakleshpur and Subrahmanya Road serve important inland and pilgrimage destinations.
For passengers, the timetable creates a same-day travel connection between Yeshwantpur and Mangaluru Junction, while the full service extends onwards to Madgaon in Goa. The schedule also places the train at Mangaluru Junction in the afternoon in both directions, making the station a central operational point on the route.
The November 13 programme at Mangaluru Junction will mark the start of the service. South Western Railway’s Mysuru division issued the schedule and inauguration details in its announcement.
