Passengers on Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Goa VB Express pay nearly ₹200 extra fare compared to same distance on other VB services
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Passengers on the Bengaluru–Mangaluru–Goa Vande Bharat Express reportedly pay nearly ₹200 more than on other Vande Bharat services for comparable distances. The higher fare is attributed to distance inflation on parts of the Konkan Railway route and the Sakleshpur–Subrahmanya Road ghat section.
Charging fares inflating the distance by 40% on Konkan Railway network between Thokur and Madgaon and 100% on 55 km Sakleshpur-Subrahmanya Road Ghat section the reason for extra fares