Vasco da Gama (station code: VSG) is a railway station serving the town of
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea.
His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...
in
Goa
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...
, India.
History
The station was part of Marmagao and
Vasco Vasco may refer to:
* Basque language, called ''vasco'' in Spanish
* ''Vasco'' (album), a two-part EP by Ricardo Villalobos
* Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer
* Vasco da Gama, Goa, a city in India, often called simply Vasco
* Club de Regatas Va ...
metre-gauge railway line. This was main rail in the state until
Konkan Railway
The Konkan Railway (abbreviated KR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India with its headquarters at CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The first passenger train ran on Konkan railway tracks on 20 March 1993, between Udupi and ...
was started in 1998.
Jurisdiction
It comes under the jurisdiction of the Hubli division of the South Western Railway Zone.
References
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Vasco Da Gama - VSG''
External links
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Hubli railway division
Railway stations in South Goa district
Railway terminus in India
Transport in Vasco da Gama, Goa
Buildings and structures in Vasco da Gama, Goa
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