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India Approves Vande Bharat Sleeper Express Bengaluru-Mumbai Launch

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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India’s Railway Board approved the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Bengaluru and Mumbai.
The train will launch on November 1, departing SMVT Bengaluru at 7:45 pm and arriving CSMT Mumbai at midday.
South Western Railway will maintain and operate the 1,118-km service.
It will stop at Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune and Kalyan.
Union Railway Minister will flag off the train at a 12 pm Sunday ceremony.

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India’s Railway Board approved the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Bengaluru and Mumbai.
The train will launch on November 1, departing SMVT Bengaluru at 7:45 pm and arriving CSMT Mumbai at midday.
South Western Railway will maintain and operate the 1,118-km service.
It will stop at Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune and Kalyan.
Union Railway Minister will flag off the train at a 12 pm Sunday ceremony.