Bengaluru–Mumbai Vande Bharat sleeper service to start soon: Vaishnaw
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday announced that the Vande Bharat sleeper service between Bengaluru and Mumbai is expected to start soon.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday announced that the Vande Bharat sleeper service between Bengaluru and Mumbai is expected to start soon.
Northern Railway Lucknow Division administration has implemented the mega traffic and power block for the repair of the Kanpur bridge on the Lucknow-Kanpur section.
The newly covered routes include Vadodara–Virar (344 km) on Western Railway, Tuglakabad Junction Cabin–Palwal (35 km) on Northern Railway, and Manpur–Sarmatanr (93.3 km) on East Central Railway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off five train services including the country’s first and much awaited Vande Bharat Sleeper trains connecting Howrah to Guwahati (Kamakhya) at Malda station today.
Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said the Vande Bharat sleeper train will be formally inducted into the Indian Railway network in the next 15 to 20 days. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the first Vande Bharat sleeper train on the Guwahati (Assam) to Kolkata (West Bengal) route, likely around January 17-18.
The introduction of the trains is expected to significantly enhance connectivity across several regions, facilitating faster and safer travel for passengers. The Banaras-Khajuraho route, in particular, aims to strengthen tourism by linking two culturally and historically rich destinations.
Arrangements were made for a rousing welcome at six locations from where the PM travelled to BLW guest house by road.
As part of this unique initiative, passengers will be served traditional dishes during breakfast and lunch on board.
The information was shared by Bikaner MP and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on his X handle on Wednesday.
Titagarh Wagons Limited, based in North 24-Parganas, acquired part of the land formerly owned by Hindustan Motors and established a new unit of the Titagarh Wagon factory at Uttarpara-Hindmotor.
