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The ultimate overtake. The oldbie vs the newbie. CSMT - MAO VANDE BHARAT overtakes the DIVA SAWANTWADI EXPRESS.
The 22229/22230 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Jn Vande Bharat Express is India's 19th Vande Bharat Express train and the first train serving the Konkan Railways of India, connecting the states of Maharashtra and the Konkan state Goa. It was expected to be inaugurated on 3 June 2023 but was delayed due to the 2023 Odisha train collision.This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) railway station.
The train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Dadar Ctrl, Thane, Panvel Jn, Khed, Ratnagiri, Kankavali, Thivim and Goa's Madgaon Junction. It will be operated with train numbers 22229/22230 on a 6 days a week basis.
It is the seventeenth 2nd Generation and the fifth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.
The 22229/22230 Mumbai CSMT - Madgaon Vande Bharat Express currently has 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Cars coaches. The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.
