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17316/Velankanni - Vasco-Da-Gama Weekly Express (PT)
वेलांकन्नि - वास्को- द- गामा साप्ताहिक एक्सप्रेस

HVR/SMM Haveri --> DWR/Dharwad

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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 (07:25AM)
News History
🔹Train No. 17316 Velankanni – Vasco da Gama Express commencing journey from Velankanni o­n August 1, 2023 is cancelled.
Sun Jul 30, 2023 (05:07AM)
🔹Train No. 17316 Velankanni–Vasco da Gama Weekly Express, which commenced its journey o­n July 25, 2023, is partially cancelled between SSS Hubballi – Vasco da Gama and it will short terminate at SSS Hubballi.
Wed Jul 26, 2023 (05:56PM)
🔹Train No. 17316 Velankanni – Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express will be cancelled o­n 10.01.2023 & 17.01.2023. 🔹Train No 17316 Velankanni-Vasco-da-Gama weekly express will be cancelled on December 13 and 20.
Tue Dec 20, 2022 (08:13PM)
🔹Train No 17316 Velankanni-Vasco-da-Gama weekly express will be cancelled on December 13 and 20.
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 (09:41AM)
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 08/03/2022 from VLNK ICF rake CC; ACCW – 01, ACCN – 04, GSCN – 7, GS – 04, SLR – 02 = 18 Coaches.
Sat Feb 26, 2022 (07:48PM)
Train not restored
Wed Jan 05, 2022 (08:40PM)
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B4 to B6 coaches are AC 3 Tier Economy coaches.
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Mar 04 (17:33)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | DWR/Dharwad (4 PFs) | KJM/WDP-4D/40367
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First LHB Run of VASCO VELANKANNI EXPRESS | Indian railways

17315 / Vasco-da-gama - Velankanni Express
Locomotive - 40367 KJM WDP4D
Location - Near Dharwad
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KnightWarrior21
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Why old coaches are attached for this train ? Sad to see this.. No proper newly manufactured LHB Coaches.
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What old coaches sir ?
First EOG is 2022 made second EOG is 2023 made, all three GS coaches are 2024 made, seven SL coaches are 2024 made and last SL is 2019 made.
One AC 3 tier and all three economy AC coaches are 2022 made. One AC 3 tier in Humsafar livery is 2019 made and one AC 3 tier is 2013 made whereas the AC 2 tier is 2014 made.
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still consider 2022 made coaches as new ones. So out of 20 coaches 16 coaches are new 2022/23/24 made, 2 coaches are 2019 made which also are not so old to speak. Only one AC 3 tier and AC 2 tier are old in that sense.

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Nice one
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Yes. You're right. There are some 2024 mfd coaches attached. But other coaches are mfd in different years, which were already used by the other trains.
From this train's POV, they are old coaches. This is what I meant to say.
Many trains are getting newly mfd LHB Coaches during the conversion. But this train got old-new coaches. Atleast for the sake of inaugural run, they should have attached all the 2024 mfd coaches.
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SWR didn't get any new 3AC coaches since a year now. But consider the scenario till mid of February last year not even a single LHB passenger train touched VSG railway station. Now you see VSG yard is full of LHB coaches and now VSG YPR is the only remaining M/E train with ICF coaches maintained at Vasco coaching depot. That's a thing to be happy of. Also this is the first REGULAR LHB train for Velankanni railway station.
Out of 20 coaches this train has 11 brand new 23/24 made coaches. Secondly there are other LHB trains running with SWR too so some brand new coaches will go to those trains too it's pretty obvious. New coaches should be distributed
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evenly across trains why should only a single train have all brand new coaches ?

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Velankanni - Vasco-Da-Gama Weekly Express   Karur Jn  
@KRR: Karur Jn   4km/h   6m early
@KRR: Karur Jn &3 km/h Xing with train no #17316: Velankanni Vasco Da Gama Weekly Express 👍👍
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Mar 04 (20:23)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | VSG/Vasco-da-Gama (3 PFs) | KJM/WDP-4D/40367
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First LHB run of train number 17315 Vasco Da Gama (VSG) Velankanni (VLNK) weekly Express captured at Vasco Da Gama railway station.

Unfortunately due to some issue my camera app got closed while capturing the last few coaches so couldn't capture the whole train 🥲🥺 sorry for that guys.
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Chennai train will automatically get LHB rake coz of RSA with this one.
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Small TB pics.
After LHB conversion of this train now VSG YPR express is the only remaining ICF M/E train of VSG CDO.
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Mar 05 (00:38)
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Aaah !! Newness of LHB just hits different !!😭😍
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Also first REGULAR LHB train for Velankanni railway station.
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That's Amazing actually, considering not much trains originates or terminate at Velankanni !! Having a LHB train originate and terminate is like patting it on the back for just having it !!
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Mar 03 (20:15)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | VSG/Vasco-da-Gama (3 PFs)
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First LHB chart prepared. 😍
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AC economy coaches marked as B4 to B6. So people booking tickets in 3AC may get seats in economy coaches.
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Useful
B1 to B3 are 3AC,
B4 to B6 are 3E.
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A2 should' be added 8 AC and 8 SL would be perfect combination. Inspite of Monday morning dep full occupancy. Have to see sectional occupancy.
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The train is fully occupied from Goa itself and Hubli is given less quota so huge waiting list. They should increase frequency to Biweekly.
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Most of the train gets filled at MAO itself. It is a pilgrimage train to velankanni shrine for goa.
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Mar 01 (09:47)   17315/Vasco-Da-Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express | SVM/Sanvordem (Kudchade) (3 PFs)
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Empty rake of Train no. 17315/15 VSG VLNK weekly express parked at Sanvordem railway station.

Date of capture: 13/04/2023.
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