Vasco da Gama Tower Vasco da Gama Tower The Vasco da Gama Tower (, ) is a lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal. Built on the north bank of the Tagus river, it is named after the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (the first European to arrive in India by sail, in 1498). The tower was built in 1998 for the Expo '98 World's Fair. At the base of the tower was a three-story building that served as the European Union Pavilion during the Expo. While they were open, the tower was
Yesvantpur - Vasco da Gama Express Yesvantpur - Vasco da Gama Express The Yesvantpur - Vasco da Gama Express is an express train belonging to South Western Railway zone that runs between Yesvantpur Junction and Vasco da Gama in India. It is currently being operated with 17309/17310 train numbers on bi-weekly basis. The 17309/Yesvantpur - Vasco da Gama Express has averages speed of 43 km/hr and covers 663 km in 15h 30m. The 17310/Vasco da Gama-Yesvantpur Express has averages speed of 45 km/hr and covers 663 km in 14h 40m. The important halts of the train are: The train has standard ICF rakes with a max