The Mangalore-Mumbai Matsyagandha Express to Get LHB Coaches From February 2025: Click to Know

Matsyagandha Express was the first passenger service train to run on the completed KRCL network of 741 km. Covering 882.5 km in about 17 hours, the Matsyagandha was a game changer in passenger transportation along the Karnataka coast. Thousands of coastal people settled in Mumbai had to endure either a 30-hour bus journey or 40-hour train travel via Kadur.

The Mangalore Central-Mumbai LTT-Mangalore Central Matsyagandha Express will get LHB (Linke-Hofmann-Busch) coaches from February 2025.

While Train No. 12620 Mangalore Central-Mumbai LTT Express gets LHB coaches from February 17, its pairing service, Train No. 12619 will run with LHB coaches from February 19, 2025, according to Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division. As the service has rake sharing arrangement with Train No 16347/348 Thiruvananthapuram Central-Mangalore Central-Thiruvananthapuram Express, these services too would get LHB coaches from February 16 and 19 respectively.