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3 unusual facts about Matsyaganda Express


Matsyaganda Express

The train has become important link and emotional chord for natives of Dakshina Kannada, Karwar and Udupi districts living in Mumbai and surrounding cities.

Shashi Tharoor demanded extension of this train to Trivandrum via Kottayam but caused a lot of protests in D.K District of Karnataka.

The Matsyagandha Express (Kannada/Tulu: ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಗಂಧ ಎಕ್ಷ್ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಸ; Marathi/Konkani: मत्स्यगंधा एक्सप्रेस) is a daily superfast train running between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) and Mangalore Central.



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