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Indian Railways to Launch Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Indian Railways will launch a Vande Bharat sleeper train on the Bengaluru-Mumbai corridor in early November 2026.
The Bengaluru-Mumbai service will run six days weekly, depart Bengaluru 10:00 pm, arrive Mumbai 1:50 pm, using 16 coaches with 823 berths.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approved the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat sleeper service over six months ago.
Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat sleeper will start on 31 October 2026, run six days a week under numbers 27421/27422.
The Delhi-Varanasi train will offer soundproofed cabins, touchless bio-vacuum toilets, First-AC hot-water shower and a zero-waitlist policy.

History

Historical Context

The Vande Bharat Express, India’s first indigenously built semi-high-speed EMU, launched on 15 February 2019 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and built at the Integral Coach Factory under Make in India, cut the Delhi-Varanasi run to eight hours—a 15 % saving. After sleeper prototypes entered service in January 2026, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approved sleeper Vande Bharat routes on Bengaluru-Mumbai and Delhi-Varanasi.

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Story summary

Indian Railways will launch a Vande Bharat sleeper train on the Bengaluru-Mumbai corridor in early November 2026.
The Bengaluru-Mumbai service will run six days weekly, depart Bengaluru 10:00 pm, arrive Mumbai 1:50 pm, using 16 coaches with 823 berths.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw approved the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat sleeper service over six months ago.
Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat sleeper will start on 31 October 2026, run six days a week under numbers 27421/27422.
The Delhi-Varanasi train will offer soundproofed cabins, touchless bio-vacuum toilets, First-AC hot-water shower and a zero-waitlist policy.

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