{
  "id": 19462143,
  "title": "PM Modi and Railway Minister to flag off Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Goa Vande Bharat Express on November 13",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/pm-modi-and-railway-minister-to-flag-off-bengaluru-mangaluru-goa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T07:22:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/pm-modi-and-railway-minister-to-flag-off-bengaluru-mangaluru-goa-vande-bharat-express-on-november-13/article71685225.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw are set to officially launch the Yeshwantpur-Mangaluru-Madgaon-Vande Bharat Express on November 13 from Bengaluru and Mangaluru Junction simultaneously. The new 16-car Vande Bharat rakes in orange livery, stabled in Bengaluru and Mangaluru, will be used for both the inaugural and regular services. The Prime Minister will dedicate the 7.5 km Namma Metro Pink Line in Bengaluru on the same day. Passengers on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa VB Express will pay nearly ₹200 extra fare compared to similar distance on other VB services due to charging fares that inflate the distance by 40% on Konkan Railway network and 100% on the 55 km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section. The slowest Vande Bharat chair car service in India will run between Yeshwantpur and Madgaon, taking an average speed of 54 kmph and 53 kmph, respectively.",
  "summary": "While Narendra Modi flags off the much awaited service from Bengaluru, Ashwini Vaishnaw will do it from Mangaluru Junction",
  "key_points": [
    "PM Modi and Railway Minister to launch Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Goa Vande Bharat Express on November 13",
    "16-car Vande Bharat train with orange livery for inaugural and regular services",
    "Prime Minister dedicates 7.5 km Namma Metro Pink Line in Bengaluru on same day"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The expansion of the Vande Bharat network into the Konkan region prioritizes high-speed connectivity at the expense of passenger affordability due to significant fare inflations on difficult terrain.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}