Vasco da Gama–Velankanni Weekly Express

Vasco Velankanni weekly Express is an Express rail operated by the Indian Railways connecting Vasco da Gama in Goa with Velankanni via Madgaon, Hubli Junction, Yesvantpur, Salem Junction, Karur Junction, Tiruchirappalli Junction, Thanjavur Junction, Thiruvarur Junction and Nagapattinam Junction. train take 30 hrs 15 min to complete the entire journey. Total Distance Covered is 1317 km at an average Speed of 42 km/h. It operates on Monday and Wednesday.

Vasco Velankanni Express

17316 Velankanni - Vasco-da-gama Express at Ammasandra
Overview
Service type	Express Train
Status	Operating
Current operator(s)	South Western Railway zone
Route
Termini	Vasco da Gama Velankanni
Stops	27
Distance travelled	1,315 km (817 mi)
Average journey time	27 hours, 25 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly, every Tuesday
Train number(s)	17315 / 17316
On-board services
Class(es)	2A, 3A, 3E, SL, and UR
Route map

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Direction reversal

Train Reverses its direction 3 times

• Erode Junction
• Tiruchirappalli Junction
• Nagapattinam Junction

Train no longer reverses its direction at Yesvantpur after completion of the new Bypass Running Line.

Demands

There are demands by the devotes who visits the velankanni shrine regularly, insist Indian Railways to operate this train to reach velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays and to depart this train from velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays with no change in time table and also demand to stop this train at Tiruppattur.

Timetable

• When velankanni departs 11:55 PM and Vasco da Gama arrives 2:40 am on a next day

• return when Vasco da Gama departs 9:00 am and velankanni arrives 12:25pm on a next day.

See also

• Pallavan Express
• Rockfort Express

Coach composition

The train has standard LHB rakes.

• 1 AC II Tier
• 3 AC III Tier
• 3 AC III Tier Economy
• 8 Sleeper Coaches
• 3 General
• 2 End On Generator

Loco	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
	EOG	GEN	GEN	GEN	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	A1	EOG