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17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express
वास्को-द-गामा - वेलांकन्नि साप्ताहिक एक्सप्रेस

BWT/Bangarapet Junction --> ED/Erode Junction

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South Western Railway has decided to convert one rake of Train nos. 17315/17316 Vasco Da Gama - Velankanni - Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express from conventional to LHB rakes w.e.f. March 4, 2024 departing from Vasco Da Gama and March 5, 2024 departing from Velankanni. . Revised composition of the LHB...
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rake for the 20 coaches are as follows; 1 AC 2 Tier, 3 AC 3 Tier, 3 AC 3 Tier Economy, 8 Sleeper class, 3 General second class, 2 Luggage cum break-vans with generator car.
Fri Mar 01, 2024 (10:14AM)
News History
🔹Train No. 17315 Vasco da Gama – Velankanni Express commencing journey from Vasco da Gama o­n July 31, 2023 is cancelled.
Sun Jul 30, 2023 (05:07AM)
🔹 Train No. 17315 Vasco-Da-Gama – Velankanni Weekly Express, starting from Vasco-Da-Gama o­n March 27, 2023 will be diverted to run via SSS Hubballi, Hosapete bypass, Kotturu, Amaravathi Colony & Davangere, skipping stoppages at Haveri, Ranibennur & Harihar stations.
Wed Mar 22, 2023 (10:33AM)
🔹Train No. 17315 Vasco-Da-Gama – Velankanni Weekly Express starting from Vasco-Da-Gama o­n March 13, 2023 will be regulated for 30 minutes en route
Fri Mar 10, 2023 (06:39PM)
🔹Train No. 17315 Vasco Da Gama – Velankanni Weekly Express will be cancelled o­n 09.01.2023 & 16.01.2023. 🔹Train No 17315 Vasco-da-Gama-Velankanni weekly express will be cancelled on December 12 and 19.
Tue Dec 20, 2022 (08:13PM)
🔹Train No 17315 Vasco-da-Gama-Velankanni weekly express will be cancelled on December 12 and 19.
Fri Dec 09, 2022 (09:33PM)
Train No. 17315/17316 Vasco-Da-Gama - Nagappattinam – Vasco-Da-Gama Weekly Express will be augmented temporarily with Two AC-3 tier coach with effect from 23.05.2022 to 27.06.2022 from Vasco-Da-Gama and with effect from 25.05.2022 to 29.06.2022 from Nagappattinam.
Mon May 23, 2022 (07:22PM)
Will be augmented with 2 extra 3AC coaches. Ex VSG from 23.05.2022 till 27.06.2022, Ex VLNK/NGT from 24.05.2022 till 28.06.2022
Wed May 18, 2022 (09:29AM)
Kindly note; As notified by Southern Railway, Train No. 17315/17316 Vasco Da Gama- Velankanni - Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express of 07.03.2022 and 09.03.2022 will run up to Nagapattinam Junction instead of Velankanni as T.No. 17315/17316 Vasco Da Gama- Nagapattinam - Vasco Da Gama Express.
Wed Mar 02, 2022 (07:43PM)
Will be starting from 07/03/2022 from VSG ICF rake CC; ACCW – 01, ACCN – 04, GSCN – 7, GS – 04, SLR – 02 = 18 Coaches.
Sat Feb 26, 2022 (07:49PM)
Train not restored
Wed Jan 05, 2022 (08:40PM)
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Bedroll/Linen: AVAILABLE change
Inaugural Run
Mon Aug 29, 2011
Pantry/Catering
✕ Pantry Car
✓ On-board Catering
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➡️ Afternoon - Chicken/Veg Biryani, Veg Thali. Order is taken post...
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Kulem and food is served at Dharwad. Night - Chicken/Egg/Veg Curry Chapati, Veg/Chicken Dum Biryani, Order is taken at Davangere And food is offered at Arsikere. Quality if food is between average to good. Or if you want south Indian like Idli/Dosa/Sheera/Upma, as the train halts at Arsikere for 10 minutes and mostly as it comes before time, time will be sufficient for buying food from the caterers from Platform 1. Next Day morning, Vendors will be selling Idli-Vada/Dosa/Poori in between Karur and Tiruchchirapalli Jn. Or, The train arrives platform 1 at Tiruchirapalli Jn around 8 am and halts for more than 30 minutes, you can avail variety of breakfast at Neethus kitchen; ➡️ E-Catering is available at MAO, UBL, HVR, DVG & TPJ.
Updated: Aug 26 (08:30) by LHB_for_18047~
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Rating: 4.0/5 (35 votes)
cleanliness - good (6)
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ticket avbl - excellent (6)
u/r coach - good (5)
railfanning - excellent (6)
safety - good (6)
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Jun 05 2022 (11:04)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | VSG/Vasco-da-Gama (3 PFs)
LHB_for_18047~
LHB_for_18047~   11183 blog posts
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Permanent augmentation of 2 AC three tier coaches.
Source: twitter.
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Jun 05 2022 (12:21)
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KoushikPatel~   2100 blog posts
Re# 5367942-4              
The way they have added 2 more 3AC, looks like standard SWR LHB rakes with 7 AC and 7 SL
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Jun 05 2022 (12:34)
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LHB_for_18047~   11183 blog posts
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Amaravati needs to be run with 21 LHB rake now it's high time also the ICF rake is in bad condition i saw at VSG last month. Slip needs to go now.
They should utilise the rake of VSG NGT and restart VSG MAS via GTL RU and cancel the VSG TPTY link and run VSG HYB full rake and cancel the KCG VSG slip.
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Jun 05 2022 (12:35)
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Nope. Next year most probably. Even the chances of Goa express getting LHB are looking doubtful now.
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LHB_for_18047~   11183 blog posts
Re# 5367942-7               Past Edits
Standardization done with ICF rake itself they should add a PC to this train too. And instead of idling the rake for 4 days at SVM/VSG should restart VSG MAS weekly with RSA.
It's already running with 2 AC three tier coaches on temporary basis as of now marked at BE1 and BE2. After temporary augmentation is over those two will be renamed as B5 and B6. No LHB here.
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Jun 08 2022 (06:56)guest
Re# 5367942-8              
#permanentaugmentation means no chance in near future of lhb
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Jun 06 2022 (19:05)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | VSG/Vasco-da-Gama (3 PFs)
LHB_for_18047~
LHB_for_18047~   11183 blog posts
Entry# 5369668            Tags   Past Edits
This train doesn't get any electric loco link. The KJM EMD it gets from VSG hauls it beyond BAW too. Then at one of its loco reversal spot it gets a GOC Alco.
Someone please confirm the location where the KJM is replaced with GOC Alco.
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May 14 2022 (11:22)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | UBL/SSS Hubballi Junction (Hubli) (8 PFs) | KJM/WDP-4D/40452
Pradeepkulkarni~
Pradeepkulkarni~   1271 blog posts
Entry# 5344508            Tags   Past Edits
Vasco-da-gama to Velankanni Train with KJM WDP4D departing from Dharwad and moving towards Hubballi at a sedate speed.
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Mar 30 2022 (19:20)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | TJ/Thanjavur Junction (5 PFs) | GOC/WDM-3D/11258
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Entry# 5258252            Tags   Past Edits
Date:-15th Mar, 2022
Here comes another ray of hope, diesels entering Thanjavur.

But this time, its the same weekly type train coming from Goa, Vasco da Gama-Velankanni Exp lead by Ex. Erode, GOC WDM3D 11258 in LHF mode!!!
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credits goes to Nagapatinam-Velankanni line, where electrification CRS didn't happen.
However due to technical issues in that line, it was short terminated at Nagapatinam itself!!

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Mar 31 2022 (17:26)
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Re# 5258252-2               Past Edits
Most probable LHB candidate for VSG CDO after Goa express.
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Mar 31 2022 (17:30)
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It should be made biweekly and change the timings from velkanani
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Mar 31 2022 (18:04)
LHB_for_18047~
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Re# 5258252-4              
Also SF conversion looks possible.
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Mar 22 2022 (22:59)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | QLM/Kulem (3 PFs)
JoeGoaUk
JoeGoaUk   560 blog posts
Entry# 5250643            Tags  
Kulem Trains stoppage time given is 5 minutes but attachment of banker locomotives take minimum 8 minutes (normally 10-12 mins). In this video one can see Bankers moving out while train still moving into the station (saving a minute) and thus took about 8 minutes. I remember, one time, it took more than 30 mins as they were waiting bankers to come from Castlerock.
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