How the Ghats were electrified for Bengaluru-Goa Vande Bharat
The 55 km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road section has 57 tunnels, 226 bridges and a 1-in-50 gradient; wiring it is what made the new train possible.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to flag off the Bengaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on Friday.
The train runs on a route that only became fully electric in December 2025.
Its hardest part, the 55 km Western Ghats section, has 57 tunnels, 226 bridges and 108 sharp curves.