Deepak Kesarkar demands two more stops for Madgaon-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Deepak Kesarkar on Tuesday demanded Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to provide two more stops for Vande Bharat Express that included Sindhudurg and Raigad reported news agency ANII request Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to give Vande Bharat stops in Sindhudurg and one more stop in Raigad Deepak Kesarkar was quoted as saying by ANIChief Minister Eknath Shinde welcomed the Goa Madgaon to Mumbai Vande Bharat Express at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusDuring the event CM Eknath Shinde said This Vande Bharat connects tourist place Goa and economic capital Mumbai The flight facilities now will be available on the Vande Bharat trainPM flagged off the Vande Bharat train today that will run from Madgaon to Mumbai amp Mumbai to Madgaon said the Chief MinisterFurther Eknath Shinde said There are five Vande Bharat trains in Maharashtra The Central government connected the Vande Bharat train route with our state and its a privilege for usThe Madgaon GoaMumbai Vande Bharat Express train completed its inaugural run on Tuesday night covering a distance of nearly 600km between the two destinations in 1015 hoursPrime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the semi highspeed train from Bhopal at 1050 am giving Goa its first Vande Bharat ExpressThe train departed a few minutes later at 1105 am from platform number 1 of Madgaon station and reached Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus CSMT at 920 pm covering a distance of 586 km in 1015 hoursAt its every halt the train on the picturesque Konkan Railway route was welcomed by the sound of drum beats with people showering flowers on it and shouting slogansAccording to the Central Railway CR the MumbaiMadgaon Vande Bharat Express 2222922230 will be operated three times a week during the monsoon months given the difficult terrain and speed curbs on the Konkan routeIt will run on every Monday Wednesday and Friday from Mumbai and on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays from Madgaon during the rainy season said CRThe train will run six days a week expect on Friday during nonmonsoon monthsAs per the monsoon timetable the train will take around 10 hours to cover the distance between Indias financial capital and MadgaonIt will depart from CSMT at 525 am on every Monday Wednesday and Friday and reach Madgaon at 3 pm The train will leave Madgaon at 1220 pm on every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday and l reach Mumbai CSMT at 1025 pm said CRDuring the nonmonsoon months the Vande Bharat Express will cover the 586km distance in around 8 hours It will depart at 525 am from Mumbai CSMT and reach Madgaon at 110 pm while it will leave Madgaon at 220 pm and reach CSMT at 1025 pmThe train has been given seven halts at Dadar Thane Panvel Khed Ratnagiri Kankavali and ThivimWith inputs from ANI and PTI