Indian Railways (IR) has approved the introduction of new Vande Bharat Express service connecting Yesvantpur (Bengaluru), Mangaluru and Madgaon (Goa), effective November 15,2026.
Train Number 26655 Yesvantpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat will run six days a week, except Wednesdays. In the return leg, Train Number 26656 Madgaon – Yesvantpur Vande Bharat will run six days a week, except Thursdays.
Train schedule
Train Number 26655 will depart Yesvantpur Junction at 07:35 hrs and arrive Madgaon at 20:55 hrs, the same day. In the return direction, Train No. 26656 will depart Madgaon at 08:20 hrs and arrive Yesvantpur Junction at 21:15 hrs, the same day.
| Yesvantpur-Madgaon | Madgaon-Yesvantpur | |||
| Train number 26655 | Vande Bharat Express | Train Number 26656 | ||
| Arrival | Departure | Station | Arrival | Departure |
| 07:35 | Yesvantpur | 21:15 | ||
| 09:03 | 09:05 | Shravanabelagola | 18:43 | 18:45 |
| 09:38 | 09:40 | Hassan | 18:13 | 18:15 |
| 10:20 | 10:22 | Sakleshpur | 17:30 | 17:32 |
| 12:40 | 12:42 | Subrahmanya Road | 15:28 | 15:30 |
| 13:25 | 13:27 | Kabakaputtur | 14:43 | 14:45 |
| 15:05 | 15:15 | Mangaluru Jn | 13:50 | 14:00 |
| 16:20 | 16:22 | Udupi | 12:18 | 12:20 |
| 16:38 | 16:40 | Kundapura | 11:48 | 11:50 |
| 17:20 | 17:22 | Mookambika Road Byndoor | 11:20 | 11:22 |
| 18:00 | 18:02 | Murdeshwar | 11:00 | 11:02 |
| 19:00 | 19:02 | Gokarna Road | 09:48 | 09:50 |
| 19:45 | 19:47 | Karwar | 09:03 | 09:05 |
| 20:55 | Madgaon Jn | 08:20 | ||
The 16-coach Vande Bharat Express will comprise Executive Chair Car coaches and AC Chair Car coaches. The introduction of this service is likely to benefit tourists, business travellers, pilgrims, students and the general public bound for Shravanabelagola, Udupi, Kollur (Mookambika), Subrahmanya, Murdeshwar, Gokarna, Karwar and Madgaon.
With the commencement of the new service, the existing train numbers 20645 / 20646 Madgaon–Mangaluru Central–Madgaon Vande Bharat Express will be discontinued with effect from November 15, 2026, in both directions, that is, Madgaon and Mangaluru Central.
Inaugural Specials
On November 13, 2026, IR will run two inaugural special Vande Bharat Express trains connecting SMVT Bengaluru, Mangaluru Junction and Madgaon. These special trains will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Inaugural special train number 06512 from SMVT Bengaluru to Madgaon, will depart SMVT Bengaluru at 13:30 hrs and arrive at Madgaon at 02:55 hrs the following day. Another inaugural special, train number 06213, will depart Mangaluru Junction at 13:30 hrs on 13 November 2026, and arrive at SMVT Bengaluru at 21:00 hrs, the same day.
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