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Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper Train: India's Second High-Speed Rail Link Revealed
- •Mumbai and Bengaluru will soon be connected by India's second Vande Bharat Sleeper train, significantly reducing travel time to under 16 hours.
- •The new Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, approved by the Railway Board, will run between KSR Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai.
- •The proposed schedule indicates departure from KSR Bengaluru at 10 p.m. and arrival at CSMT at 1:50 p.m. the next day, with the return journey departing CSMT at 10:30 p.m. and arriving at KSR Bengaluru at 2:50 p.m.
- •The train will feature 16 coaches, including 11 3AC, 4 2AC, and 1 1AC, with an estimated one-way fare of Rs 3,000, including breakfast and lunch.
- •Potential stoppages for the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train include Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, and Kalyan.
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The Railway Board approved the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between KSR Bengaluru and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The proposed schedule has the train departing KSR Bengaluru at 10 p.m., reaching Dharmavaram at 12.50 a.m., Wadi at 5.05 a.m., and arriving at CSMT at 1.50 p.m. the following day. For the return journey, it departs CSMT at 10.30 p.m., reaches Wadi at 7.25 a.m., Dharmavaram at 11.45 a.m., and arrives in Bengaluru at 2.50 p.m.
The proposed Vande Bharat Sleeper train features a total of 16 coaches, which includes 11 3AC coaches, 4 2AC coaches, and 1 1AC coach. The estimated one-way fare for the service is around Rs 3,000, which is expected to include meals like breakfast and lunch for passengers.
The upcoming Mumbai to Bengaluru service will be India's second operational Vande Bharat Sleeper train. Currently, India's first operational Vande Bharat Sleeper train runs between Howrah in West Bengal and Kamakhya in Assam, covering around 972 km in approximately 14 hours under the operation of the Northeast Frontier Railway.
