The route trials of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express train were successfully conducted on Tuesday, with the train making the one-way journey in a little over seven hours. The train will be formally announced for the public soon. Sources said the trial train, capable of running at a top speed of 180 kmph, departed from platform number 7 of CSMT at 5.30 am and reached Madgaon station in Goa at 12.50 pm. On the return journey, the train started around 1.15 pm with the arrival at CSMT expected late evening.

Officials said it was an internal trial and that it was too early to discuss details of the regular passenger runs, which are yet to be announced. The Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat will be the fourth semi high-speed train from India’s financial capital. Mumbai currently has three Vande Bharat trains: Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Capital; Mumbai–Sainagar Shirdi and Mumbai –Solapur.