While there are no regular ships operating from Mormugao harbour, the cruise ship Superstar Libra calls at the port on its journeys from Mumbai to Lakshwadeep. Also, all major services that connect Panaji to other cities usually have connections from Vasco. There are frequent bus services to towns in neighbouring Karnataka and Maharashtra. There are several more connections to Mumbai and other places available from Margao, 24 km away.įor a list of trains, see the main article.
Vasco da Gama (IR station code : VSG) is connected by direct trains to Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata and Chennai.
Nearby is the naval hospital INS Jeevanti. INS Gomantak is the headquarters of the Indian Navy in Goa and sits on the hill overlooking St Andrew's Church and the Zuari river. The Indian Navy also has a conspicuous presence in Mormugao, with its vast campus, and its contested control over the Dabolim Airport enclave. Ship-builder Goa Shipyard Limited, that builds Navy and Coast Guard vessels, is built on the 1957-formed colonial barge-repair yard Estaleiros Navais de Goa. Between one-third of India's ore exports leave from here. Mormugao Port was constructed in 1888, and is today one of the major ports of India. Vasco - as Goa's most populous overgrown town is referred to, and the adjoining Mormugao port are busy, dusty and mainly commercial centres today. Vasco da Gama is a port city in the west coast Indian state Goa.