A 20 ft by 30 ft National Flag has been hoisted on a 100 ft tall mast in front of Mangalore central railway station. Mangalore Central was the second station to have the Monumental National Flag after Kozhikode in the Palakkad Railway Division of Southern Railway.

Railway stations in places of tourist importance and district headquarters are getting the Monumental National Flags with an aim to enhance the aesthetics of the station as well as to promote patriotism. The Ministry of Railways had launched this programme of hoisting Monumental National Flags in important railway stations across the country in 2018.
The flag is made of 100% knitted polyester and printed in accordance with the National Flag Code using UV protected colours. This National Flag was not required to be lowered at dusk.