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Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat sleeper train to be flagged off on November 1
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- The Vande Bharat sleeper train service between Bengaluru and Mumbai is scheduled to be flagged off on November 1, with regular operations beginning the next day. The service will run six days a week and connect SMVT Bengaluru with CSMT Mumbai via the Guntakal route, taking approximately 16 hours. Two 16-coach trainsets manufactured by BEML will operate on this route.
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The Vande Bharat sleeper train between Bengaluru and Mumbai will be flagged off on November 1, coinciding with the Kannada Rajyotsava, well-placed sources in the railways said.The premium overnight service — South India's first — will connect SMVT Bengaluru with CSMT, as DH first reported on October 3.
The regular service is expected to start on November 2 and will run six days a week. A formal notification from the Railway Board is awaited.According to the tentative schedule reported by DH, the train will depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 7.50 pm and reach CSMT Mumbai at 11.55 am. In the return direction, the train will leave CSMT Mumbai at 8.10 pm and arrive at SMVT Bengaluru at 11.55 am. The Bengaluru-Mumbai leg will take 16 hours and five minutes while the return leg will be slightly faster, taking 15 hours and 45 minutes.The service will use the Guntakal route. Expected stoppages are…