Hyderabad–Vasco da Gama Express is an

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service connecting

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b ...

, India with

Vasco da Gama, Goa Vasco da Gama (), often shortened to Vasco, is a city in the state of Goa on the west coast of India. It is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama. It is the headquarters of the Mormugão taluka (subdistrict). The city lies on the we ...

, India.

Overview

This train had its inaugural run on 29 December 2016 and regular run commenced from 5 January 2017.

Rakes

The train has 10 coaches comprising one AC 2-tier (A1), one AC 3-tier (BV1), three Second Class

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(SV), three general compartments (unreserved) and two luggage rakes.

Routeing

The 17021 / 22 Hyderabad–Vasco da Gama Express runs from

via

Mahbubnagar railway station Mahbubnagar railway station (station code: MBNR) is an Indian Railways station in Mahabubnagar of Telangana, India. It lies on the Secunderabad–Dhone section and is administered under Hyderabad railway division of South Central Railway zone. ...

, Kurnool City railway station,

Dhone Junction railway station Dhone Junction railway station (station code: DHNE) is the primary railway station serving Dhone in Andhra Pradesh, India. The station comes under the jurisdiction of Guntakal division of South Coast Railways. It is a biggest railway junctio ...

, , Bellary Junction railway station, Hospet Junction,

Gadag Junction railway station Gadag Junction railway station (station code: GDG) is a NSG-4 Category railway station under South Western Railway in Gadag district, Karnataka. It serves Gadag-Betageri. The station consists of 3 platforms. The station lies on Guntakal–Vasco ...

, , Londa Junction, and Castle Rock, Sanverdam, Madgoan.

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