South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to replace the conventional ICF coaches of Train number 17309/17310 Yeshwantpur Vasco Yeshwantpur Express via Hubballi with LHB coaches.
The conversion of ICF coaches to LHB coaches happens on 21st June 2024 departing from Vasco da Gama and will happen on 22nd June 2024 departing from Yeshwantpur.
South Western Railway (SWR) has also revised the coach composition of the train. The revised composition of the train is as follows.
Total 20 coaches including 1 AC-2 tier coach, 3 AC-3 tier coaches, 10 Sleeper coaches, 4 General class coaches, 1 SLRD and 1 Brake cum Generator Van.
Train Number 17309 Yeshwantpur Vasco da Gama express train via Hubballi departs Yeshwantpur at 3:00 PM and reaches Hubballi Railway Station at 10:15 PM.
The train departs Hubballi at 10:25 PM and reaches Dharwad Railway Station at 10:48 PM. The train departs Dharwad at 10:50 PM and reaches Vasco da Gama at 5:15 AM.
Train Number 17310 Vasco da Gama Yeshwantpur express train via Hubballi departs Vasco da Gama at 10:55 PM and reaches Dharwad Railway Station at 3:58 AM.
Also read: 97% of the Railway line under SWR is now fully electrified.
The train departs Dharwad at 4:00 AM and reaches Hubballi Railway Station at 4:50 AM. The train departs Hubballi at 5:00 AM and reaches Yeshwantpur at 12:35 PM.