Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express train virtually through video conferencing from Margao to Mumbai. Hon'ble Governor, Hon'ble Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping, Waterways, and Tourism, Shri Shripad Naik, Hon'ble Tourism Minister, Shri Rohan Khaunte, Hon'ble Civil Supply Minister, Maharashtra, Shri. Ravindra Chavan, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Shri Vinay Tendulkar, MLA, Shri. Digamber Kamat were present at the Margao railway station for this inaugural run of the train.