5 Special/ direct trains to & fro Vailakanni (Madras) Novenas for the feast of Our Lady of Health (Vailankkini) starts end of August... 5 direct trains to and from Vasco da Gama From 24th Aug. till 9the Sept 2010 Vasco da Gama to Nagapatinam Via Konkan Railway Route Margao-Karwar-Mangalore Train No: 0675 (Mondays) Aug. 23, 30, Sept.6, 13 & 20 Leaves Vasco 1945hrs and arriving Nagapitinam next day at 2005hrs
Coming back from Nagapatinam Tran No. 0676 (Tuesdays) Leves Aug. 24, 31, Sept.7, 14 & 21 at 22oohrs and arrives Vasco Next day at 2030hrs. Stopping at... Madgaon (20-15 hrs); Canacona (20-54 hrs); Karwar (21-22 hrs); Kumta (22-16 hrs); Bhatkal (23-12 hrs); Kundapur (23-52 hrs); Udupi (00-32 hrs); Surathkal (01-40 hrs); depart at Thokkur at 01-55 hrs; arrive at Mangalore Jn. (02-15 hrs); Kasargod (03-13 hrs); Payyannur (04-08 hrs); Kannur (05-05 hrs); Thalassery (05-28 hrs); Vadakara (05-53 hrs); Kozhikkode (07-20 hrs); Tirur (08-08 hrs); Shoranur (09-35 hrs); Palakkad (10-25 hrs); Podannur (11-28 hrs); Tirupur (12-03 hrs); Erode (13-00 hrs); Karur (14-35 hrs); Tiruchchirappalli (16-00 hrs); Tanjavur (17-20 hrs); and Tiruvarur (18-35 hrs). Nagapattinam 2005hrs 1226 Kms journey to cover in about 24 hrs. Train fare: A/c I n/a A/c II Rs.1410 (Tatkal Rs.1725) A/c III Rs.1024 (Tatkal Rs.1321) Sleeper – Rs.375 (Tatkal 485) General where no seating guaranteed: Around Rs.120 Pl. note: You will still need to take a taxi, rickshaw or bus to Vailankinni from the Rly station Nagapitinam, it about 12 Kms. What’s tatkal ? It’s a scheme where one can buy tickets at premium. It is available only 2/3 days before the journey date What’s the fare on Goa-Bombay like? The distance of 765 Kms covered in about 14hrs e.g. leaves CST/VT 2300hrs and arrive Margoa at 1230hrs It’s Rs. 1073 II a/c Rs.782 III a/c Rs.288 sleeper General would be less than Rs.100 What’s Goa- Delhi train fare like? 2200 Kms covered in about 40hrs (there are faster trains too) Rs.1968 II a/c Rs.1435 III a/c Rs.530 Sleeper Rs. 200 or less by general [email protected] for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc * * * Was life in the *kudds* glamourised? Who said, "It appears that the Goanese (sic) are a roving people, prepared to go to any part of the world for well-paid employment"? How did Goans find their first toehold in the Gulf? Find your answers in Selma Carvalho's *Into the Goan Diaspora Wilderness*. Buy from Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
