VASCO
The special express train from Vasco to Valainkanni on the Konkan Railway and South Western Railway route was flagged off at Vasco Railway Station on Sunday.
The special train left from Vasco Railway Station at 11.20 am and it is expected to reach Vailankanni on Monday at 1 pm. The South Western Railway decided to run special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during feast of Our Lady of Good Health at Vailankanni on September 8.
The next scheduled trip of this special direct train to Vailankanni is on September 3 and 6 from Vasco Railway Station.
According to Station Manager of Vasco Railway Station P C Chacko, Sunday's train has run to its full capacity.
A passenger, Andrew D'Souza from Vasco, who is travelling with his family, thanked the the South Western Railway for introducing the special train.
"We are travelling for the first time on this train and we are very happy as we had faced a lot of hardships when we had decided to go to Vailankanni on an earlier occasion. I thank the SWR and South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar for taking this initiative of launching special train from Vasco," said D'Souza.
When contacted, MP Sawaikar said the initiative was taken in 2014 and this is the third consecutive year that these special trains are running during the Vailankanni feast.
"I am pursuing a lot of other initiatives in this arena and there are a few more proposals in the pipeline to introduce new special trains from Vasco Railway Station to different religious and tourism destinations in near future," said Sawaikar. The main stopovers for these express trains will be Margao, Mangalore, Shornur, Trichy and Nagapatnam.
The special express train from Vasco to Valainkanni on the Konkan Railway and South Western Railway route was flagged off at Vasco Railway Station on Sunday.
The special train left from Vasco Railway Station at 11.20 am and it is expected to reach Vailankanni on Monday at 1 pm. The South Western Railway decided to run special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during feast of Our Lady of Good Health at Vailankanni on September 8.
The next scheduled trip of this special direct train to Vailankanni is on September 3 and 6 from Vasco Railway Station.
According to Station Manager of Vasco Railway Station P C Chacko, Sunday's train has run to its full capacity.
A passenger, Andrew D'Souza from Vasco, who is travelling with his family, thanked the the South Western Railway for introducing the special train.
"We are travelling for the first time on this train and we are very happy as we had faced a lot of hardships when we had decided to go to Vailankanni on an earlier occasion. I thank the SWR and South Goa MP Narendra Sawaikar for taking this initiative of launching special train from Vasco," said D'Souza.
When contacted, MP Sawaikar said the initiative was taken in 2014 and this is the third consecutive year that these special trains are running during the Vailankanni feast.
"I am pursuing a lot of other initiatives in this arena and there are a few more proposals in the pipeline to introduce new special trains from Vasco Railway Station to different religious and tourism destinations in near future," said Sawaikar. The main stopovers for these express trains will be Margao, Mangalore, Shornur, Trichy and Nagapatnam.
