Yesvantpur–Vasco da Gama Express

Train in India

Yesvantpur–Vasco da Gama Express
Overview
Service type	Express
First service	1 July 2001; 23 years ago (2001-07-01)
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway
Route
Termini	Yesvantpur Junction (YPR) Vasco da Gama (VSG)
Stops	18
Distance travelled	664 km (413 mi)
Average journey time	13hrs 40mins
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	17309 / 17310
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	On-board catering, E-catering
Observation facilities	Large windows
Baggage facilities	No
Other facilities	Below the seats
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coach
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	49 km/h (30 mph) average including halts

The 17309 / 17310 Yesvantpur–Vasco da Gama Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur Junction and Vasco da Gama in India. It is currently being operated with 17309/17310 train numbers on Daily basis.

Service

The 17309/Yesvantpur–Vasco da Gama Express has an average speed of 47 km/h and covers 664 km in 14hr. The 17310/Vasco da Gama–Yesvantpur Express has an average speed of 49 km/h and covers 664 km in 13h 40m. If you know that from Bangalore via Yesvantpur Junction to Goa only 5 (rail) trains were survival between these two cities.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
17309	YPR	Yesvantpur (Bangalore)	3:00 PM	Daily	Vasco (Goa)	5:00 AM	Daily
17310	VSG	Vasco (Goa)	10:55PM	Daily	Yesvantpur (Bangalore)	12:35 PM	Daily

Route and halts

The important halts of the train are:

Coach composite

The train has two dedicated LHB rakes of 20 coaches each :

1 AC II Tier
3 AC III Tier
10 Sleeper coaches
4 General Unreserved
1 Seating cum Luggage Rake
1 Generator Car cum Luggage Rake.

Traction

The train is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WDP-4D diesel locomotive from Yesvantpur to Vasco da Gama and vice versa.

Rake sharing

The train is having two dedicated rakes of its own.

Notes

Runs one day in a week for every direction.

References

"Temporary halts for several trains". The Hindu. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
PR177-SOUTHERN RAILWAY(SR) PROVIDES ONE MINUTE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT UNJALUR STATION FOR 03 PAIRS OF TRAINS- SWR
SOUTHERN RAILWAY(SR) PROVIDES ONE MINUTE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE AT UNJALUR STATION FOR 03 PAIRS OF TRAINS
"Bangalore to Goa Train Service – If you know that from Bangalore Railway station(Yeshwanthpur) to Goa (Madgaon) Junction, they're served by only 5 trains daily, and are related to South Western Railway Zone". Bangalore Today. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

External links

Railways in Southern India

Authority

Railway companies

Defunct	East Coast State Railway Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railways Madras Railway Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Mysore State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway South Indian Railway Company Southern Mahratta Railway

Zones and divisions

East Coast	Waltair
South Central	Guntakal Guntur Hyderabad Secunderabad Vijayawada
Southern	Chennai Madurai Palakkad Salem Thiruvananthapuram Tiruchirappalli
South Western	Bangalore Hubli Mysore

Workshops

Depots

Electric Loco	Arakkonam Erode Guntakal Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Lallaguda Royapuram Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Diesel Loco	Coonoor Erode Ernakulam Golden Rock Gooty Guntakal Hubli Kazipet Krishnarajapuram Tondiarpet Vijayawada Visakhapatnam
Steam Loco	Coonoor
Multiple Unit	Avadi Bangalore Kollam Palakkad Tambaram Velachery Vijayawada

Lines

Main	Chennai–Bangalore Chennai–Howrah Chennai–Gudur Gudur–Vijayawada Vijayawada–Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam–Khurda Road Chennai–New Delhi Chennai–Mumbai Renigunta–Guntakal Guntakal–Solapur
Broad Gauge	Bangalore–Hassan Bangalore–Hubli Bangalore–Mysore Bhimavaram–Narasapur Chamarajanagar–Mysore Chennai–Thanjavur Cochin–Shoranur Ernakulam–Kayamkulam Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam Erode–Tiruchirappalli Gudivada–Machilipatnam Gudur–Renigunta Guntakal–Vasco da Gama Guntur–Tenali Guntur–Vijayawada Jolarpettai–Shoranur Kanyakumari–Thiruvananthapuram Kazipet–Vijayawada Konkan Railway Kirandul–Kothavalasa Kollam–Sengottai Kollam–Thiruvananthapuram Kothapalli–Manoharabad Madurai–Tirunelveli Manamadurai–Rameswaram Manamadurai–Virudhunagar Mangalore–Mysore Mangalore–Shoranur Motumarri–Vishnupuram Nagercoil–Tirunelveli Nallapadu–Nandyal Nallapadu–Pagidipalli Nandyal–Guntakal Nandyal–Yerraguntla Nidadavolu–Vijayawada Nilambur–Shoranur Palakkad–Pollachi Peddapalli–Nizamabad Pune–Londa Samalkot–Kakinada Secunderabad–Dhone Secunderabad–Manmad Secunderabad–Nagpur Tenali–Repalle Tiruchirappalli–Viluppuram
Mountain	Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Defunct	Cochin State Forest Tramway Kundala Valley Railway Nilambur–Nanjangud line Sabarimala Railway

Passenger trains

Stations

Major	Arakkonam Jn. Chengalpattu Jn. Bengaluru KSR Bengaluru Yesvantpur Jn. Chennai Avadi Chennai Central Chennai Egmore Tambaram Coimbatore Jn. Ernakulam Jn. Hyderabad Hyderabad Deccan Kacheguda Secunderabad Jn. Katpadi Jn. Kollam Jn. Kozhikode Madurai Jn. Mysuru Jn. Thiruvananthapuram Central Thrissur Tirupati Tiruvallur Vijayawada Jn. Visakhapatnam Jn.