Air conditioned Mumbai-Margao-Mumbai double-decker train flagged off

Goa tourism to get a big boost with the new double-decker express train between Mumbai and Margo in Goa - it is a 1000-passenger train fully air-conditioned and would cover the distance within 12-hours. The train was flagged off by Railway minister Suresh Prabhu.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 6 December 2015.

The service will be operated thrice a week and will have AC chair car coaches. It will leave Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5:30 am and will reach Margao at about 5.30 pm the same day. The return train will leave Margao every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5.10 pm.
In case the response is good, the frequency of the trains could be increased.
The minister also indicated proposal of the Goa-Tirupati train being studied. It could be started on an experimental basis.

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