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{{Infobox rail service<br />
| box_width = 25em<br />
| name = Vasco Velankanni Express<br />
| logo = <br />
| logo_width = <br />
| image = VLKN - VSG Exp. (30645902761).jpg<br />
| caption = 17316 Velankanni - Vasco-da-gama Express at Ammasandra<br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express Train]]<br />
| status = Operating<br />
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone]]<br />
| start = {{rws|Vasco da Gama}}<br />
| stops = 22<br />
| end = {{rws|Velankanni}}<br />
| distance = {{convert|1315|km|abbr=on}}<br />
| journeytime = 27 hours, 25 minutes<br />
| frequency = Weekly, every Tuesday<br />
| trainnumber = 17315 / 17316<br />
| line_used = <br />
| class =2A, 3A, SL, SLR and UR <br />
| map = [[File:(Velankanni - Vasco) Express Route map.jpg|280px|(Velankanni - Vasco) Express Route map]]<br />
|Coaches=One AC 2-tier(A1)<br />
Two AC 3-tier(B1)<br />
Eleven sleeper(S1)<br />
Five Unreserved or General(UR)<br />
Two SLR|Coach Rake=ICF rake(Intergral coach factory)}}<br />
'''Vasco Velankanni weekly Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] rail operated by the [[Indian Railways]] connecting [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]] in [[Goa]] with [[Veilankanni|Velankanni]] via Madgaon, Hubli Junction, Yesvantpur, Salem Junction, Karur Junction, [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]], [[Thanjavur Junction railway station|Thanjavur Junction]], Thiruvarur Junction and Nagapattinam Junction.<br />
train take 30 hrs 15 min to complete the entire journey. Total Distance Covered is 1268 KM at an average Speed of 42 KM/hr. Currently it is the only dedicated express train for velankanni, Other all trains are slip trains, slow passenger trains and special trains to velankanni.<br />
[[File:VASCo Velankani.jpg|thumb|Image]]<br />
==Schedule==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Train Number !! Station Code !! Departure Station !! Departure Time !! Departure Day !! Arrival Station !! Arrival Time !! Arrival Day <br />
|-<br />
| 17315 ||VSG || [[Vasco da Gama railway station|Vasco da Gama (GOA)]] || 9:00 AM || Monday || [[Velankanni railway station|Velankanni]] || 12:25 PM || Tuesday<br />
|-<br />
| 17316 || VLNK || [[Velankanni railway station|Velankanni]] || 11:45 PM || Tuesday || [[Vasco da Gama railway station|Vasco da Gama (GOA)]] || 6:00 AM || Thursday<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
==Reversals==<br />
<br />
Train is reverse at '''3 Stations'''<br />
<br />
* [[Erode Junction railway station|Erode Junction]]<br />
* [[Tiruchirappalli Junction railway station|Tiruchirappalli Junction]]<br />
* [[Nagapattinam Junction railway station|Nagapattinam]]<br />
<br />
==Demands==<br />
There are demands by the devotes who visits the [[Our Lady of Good Health|velankanni shrine]] regularly, insist Indian Railways to operate this train to reach velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays and to depart this train from velankanni on Sundays instead of Tuesdays with no change in time table and also demand to stop this train at [[Tiruppattur railway station|Tiruppattur]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pallavan Express]]<br />
* [[Rockfort Express]]<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasco da Gama - Velankanni Weekly Express}}<br />
[[Category:Transport in Vasco da Gama, Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Nagapattinam]]<br />
[[Category:Express trains in India]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Rail transport in Karnataka]]<br />
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==Coach Composition==<br />
<br />
The train has standard ICF rakes with max speed of 110 kmph.<br />
<br />
* 2 AC III Tier<br />
* 11 Sleeper Coaches<br />
* 5 General<br />
* 2 Second-class Luggage/parcel van<br />
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->Raybellrich