Big Relief for Hindupur: Vande Bharat Express to Halt From Dec 27
Bengaluru: South Western Railway will introduce Vande Bharat Sleeper services between Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai, with the return service beginning on November 2 and the Bengaluru-origin service on November 3.
An inaugural one-way special, train 06503, will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 12.15 pm on November 1 and reach CSMT at 6.15 am on November 2. The 16-coach train will stop at Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala and Kalyan.
Vande Bharat Sleeper regular service timings
Train 27652 from SMVT Bengaluru to CSMT will start on November 3 and run six days a week, except Mondays. It will leave Bengaluru at 7.45 pm and arrive in Mumbai at 11.55 am the next day.
On the return, train 27651 will start from CSMT on November 2 and run six days a week, except Tuesdays. It will leave Mumbai at 8.10 pm and reach SMVT Bengaluru at noon the following day.
Scheduled stops
On train 27652, scheduled stops are Anantapur (10.28 pm/10.30 pm), Guntakal (11.30 pm/11.35 pm), Raichur (1.03 am/1.05 am), Yadgir (1.43 am/1.45 am), Kalaburagi (3.08 am/3.10 am), Solapur (4.20 am/4.25 am), Pune (8 am/8.05 am) and Kalyan (10.42 am/10.44 am).
On train 27651, scheduled stops are Kalyan (8.48 pm/8.50 pm), Pune (11.40 pm/11.45 pm), Solapur (3 am/3.05 am), Kalaburagi (4.13 am/4.15 am), Yadgir (5.08 am/5.10 am), Raichur (6.03 am/6.05 am), Guntakal (7.30 am/7.35 am) and Anantapur (8.38 am/8.40 am).
South Western Railway said the service will use a 16-coach Vande Bharat Sleeper rake comprising eight Motor Car coaches, four Trailer coaches, two Non-Driving Trailer coaches and two Driving Trailer Car coaches.
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