{
  "id": 19303845,
  "title": "PM Modi and Railway Minister likely to flag off Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Goa Vande Bharat Express on November 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/pm-modi-and-railway-minister-likely-to-flag-off-bengaluru-mangaluru",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T07:55:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pm-modi-and-railway-minister-likely-to-flag-off-bengalurumangalurugoa-vande-bharat-express-on-november-13/article71685225.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are set to inaugurate the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat Express on November 13. The event will see both leaders flagging off the train simultaneously from Bengaluru and Mangaluru Junction. The Express, scheduled to be the longest-duration chair car service and the slowest Vande Bharat train in India, will cover a distance of 7,500 kilometers. Scheduled to operate between Bengaluru's Yeshwantpur and Mangaluru's Madgaon, the train will have 12 halts en route.",
  "summary": "While Narendra Modi flags off the much awaited service from Bengaluru, Ashwini Vaishnaw will do it from Mangaluru Junction",
  "key_points": [
    "Leaders will flag off the train simultaneously from Bengaluru and Mangaluru Junction.",
    "The Express will cover 7,500 kilometers with 12 halts en route."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Expanding the Vande Bharat network to longer-duration routes prioritizes regional connectivity between major coastal and southern hubs despite the slower travel speeds inherent to this specific chair car service.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}