Mangalore Central Railway Station Gears up to Welcome Vande Bharat Trains: Check Out

Vande Bharat train to likely commence operations soon from Mangalore. The Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division has geared up to maintain Vande Bharat rakes by providing overhead electrical equipment (OHE) at one of its three pit lines in Mangalore Central Railway Station.

Mangalore Central at present has three pit lines, two old, and one newly constructed. The first pit line from Attavar (second) entry side, one of the two old, is equipped with OHE for Vande Bharat maintenance purpose.

The Palakkad division had invited tenders for providing Vande Bharat maintenance facility at Central at an estimated cost of ₹60 lakh. This also includes construction of a major maintenance unit for Vande Bharat rakes near the Carriage and Wagon Depot’s old office where four Vande Bharat cars (one eight car Vande Bharat rake consists four cars each) can undergo major maintenance at a time.