Title - Special express for Velankanni festival

For the convenience of pilgrims attending the Velankanni festival, South-Western Railway is running a special express between Vasco da Gama–Velankanni–Vasco da- Gama for two services in each direction.

Train number 07315 Vasco da Gama—Velankanni express will depart from Vasco da Gama station at 2 pm on August 28 and September 1 and arrive at Velankanni at 7.15 pm, the day after each departure.

En route, the express will arrive and depart Madgaon at 3 pm and 3.02 pm respectively; Hubli Junction at 7.40 pm and 7.50 pm; Tumkur at 3.20 am and 3.25 am; Yeshwanthpur at 5.10 am and 5.25 am and finally at Jolarpettai Cabin A at 8.45 am.

In the direction of return, train number 07316 Velankanni–Vasco da Gama express will depart from Velankanni at 11.45 pm on August 29 and September 2 and arrive at Vasco da Gama at 5.30 am the next day.

En route, the express will depart at Jolarpettai Cabin A at 8.25 am and will arrive and depart at Yeshwanthpur Junction at 1 pm and 1.25 pm; Tumkur at 2.40 pm and 3.10 pm; Hubli Junction at 10.20 pm and 10.40 pm; and at Madgaon at 4.58 am and 5 am respectively.

The special express will have total of 17 coaches, comprising of one AC three-tier coach, six second class sleeper coaches, eight general second class coaches and two second class luggage-cum-brake vans.