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Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s inauguration of the Bengaluru Metro’s Pink Line stretch, the stations have been decked up with decorative lighting, including their interiors, by the BMRCL. Photo credit: Special arrangement The Bengaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express will be the longest-duration Vande Bharat of all 82 services in the country.

Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa Vande Bharat: Route, timings, ticket prices and more Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat: Check Route, timings, and ticket prices Charging fares inflating the distance by 40% on Konkan Railway network between Thokur and Madgaon and 100% on 55 km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section the reason for extra fares. The SWR justified the inflated distance saying the Indian Railways follows the practice on almost all Ghat routes because of the challenges in operating through difficult terrains.

KRCL was initially allowed to inflate the distance to recover the construction cost of about ₹3,555 crore.