BENGALURU: The South Western Railway will introduce a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Bengaluru and Mumbai, with the inaugural one-way special departing SMVT Bengaluru at 12.15 pm on November 1. Regular services will begin on November 3 from Bengaluru and November 2 from Mumbai, operating six days a week with a 16-coach rake.
The inaugural special (Train No. 06503) will leave SMVT Bengaluru on Sunday and reach Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai, at 6.15 am on Monday. It will stop at Hindupur, Dharmavaram, Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Krishna, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, Lonavala and Kalyan.
The service is expected to offer passengers an overnight travel option between Karnataka and Maharashtra.