Mangaluru: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off Kudla Express, the Mangaluru-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly Express through video conference from Madgaon on Sunday.

Railway minister also inaugurated newly electrified section between Mangalore JN/Mangaluru Central and Charvattur Stations, dedication of newly doubled line between Panambur and Jokatte with a new block station at Jokatte and freight Siding at Thokur of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited.