Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off Goas first Vande Bharat Express today.
With this the Mumbai to Goa train journey will now take less than 8 hours in non-monsoon months.
The semi-high speed Vande Bharat Express is an all air-conditioned chair car service.
The 8 coach train has 7 AC chair cars and 1 Executive chair car coaches.
The Vande Bharat Express has plush interiors with several passenger friendly amenities like on-board Wifi infotainment, GPS based passenger information screen, diffused LED lighting, emergency talk back buttons and a mini pantry.1/12Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat: Route, stops, time table, fare - featuresPreviousNextShow Captionslt;p>Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express has been flagged off by PM Narendra Modi.
Heres all you need to know about Goas first Vande Bharat - from features to time table, stops, route, fare etc.</p>lt;p>Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express has been flagged off by PM Narendra Modi.
Heres all you need to know about Goas first Vande Bharat - from features to time table, stops, route, fare etc.</p>lt;p>The Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express is an 8 coach all AC chair car service.
It has 7 AC chair car coaches and 1 Executive Chair Car coach.</p>lt;p>The AC Chair car with seats in the 3 by 2 configuration can seat 78 passengers.
It has standard features such as reclining seats with armrest, mobile - laptop charging points, magazine holder, foot rest and snack table.</p>lt;p>The Executive Chair can seat 52 passengers and has special seats with 180 degrees rotating feature, better reclining and snack tables hidden in the arm rest.</p>lt;p>The train has aircraft style bio-vacuum toilets with touch-free sensor based fittings.
One coach at each end of the train has a touch-based divyang friendly toilet and a facility to park wheelchairs.</p>lt;p>The train has automatic entry and exit doors.
It also boasts of automatic sliding doors for interconnectivity between coaches.</p>lt;p>The semi-high speed train has the KAVACH anti train collision system.
It has emergency windows, emergency lighting, 4 platform side cameras, better fire detection and suppression system and better flood proofing for underslung equipment.</p>lt;p>Train number 22229/22230 CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mumbai at 5:25 AM to reach Goa at 1:10 PM during the non-monsoon seasons.
On the return journey it will depart at 2:40 to reach Mumbai at 10:25 PM.</p>lt;p>Train number 22229/22230 CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Vande Bharat Express will have a different time table during the monsoon months, taking more time due to speed restrictions on the section.
The detailed time table can be checked in the image above.</p>lt;p>Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express fare: For the AC Chair car the journey will cost Rs 1815/- including catering charges which are optional.
The Executive Chair car seat will cost Rs 3360/-</p>lt;p>Goa-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express fare: or the AC Chair car the journey will cost Rs 1970/- including catering charges which are optional.
The Executive Chair car seat will cost Rs 3535/-</p>The AC Chair Car has a seating capacity of 78 passengers.
The seats in the AC chair car are in the 3 by 2 configuration and have standard features such as reclining, footrest, arm rest, snack tray, magazine holder, and mobile and laptop charging points.
The Executive Chair Car has a seating capacity of 52 passengers and 180 degree rotating seats.Mumbai Goa Vande Bharat: PM Modi to flag off new Indian Railways train | Route, stops, timetableWatch the video above for TOIs special coverage on the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express highlighting its passenger amenities, features and timetable for both monsoon and non-monsoon seasons.The fastest train on the Mumbai-Goa route is currently the Tejas Express - another AC Chair Car service - which takes 8 hours and 50 minutes.
Hence, the Vande Bharat Express with a journey time of 7 hours and 45 minutes will save passengers opting for it over an hour of travel time.
The 22229/22230 CSMT-Madgaon-CSMT Vande Bharat Express will run all days of the week except Friday.
However, due to speed restrictions on Konkan railway during the monsoon months, the train will take longer.
In the monsoon season, the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express will take over 10 hours for the trip and hence will run on alternate days in each direction.