{
  "id": 17082943,
  "title": "Railway Board approves Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train: Check route, stops, timings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/railway-board-approves-bengaluru-mumbai-vande-bharat-sleeper-train",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:50:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
    "slug": "the-indian-express-india",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bengaluru-mumbai-vande-bharat-sleeper-train-route-stops-timings-10942430/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express, a semi-high-speed train, has been approved by the Railway Board. This will be the second such train introduced in the past week, following the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Sleeper Express. The orange-and-grey train, built by BEML using technology from ICF, will launch on November 1 and operate between SMVT Bengaluru and CSMT Mumbai. The train, which will run six days a week, will cover the distance in approximately 16 hours, making it the fastest on this route. It will stop at eight stations along the way: Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, and Kalyan. Train numbers 27652 and 27651 will be used for the route in both directions.",
  "summary": null,
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    "Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express approved by Railway Board",
    "Train to run from November 1 between SMVT Bengaluru and CSMT Mumbai",
    "Eight stops along route: Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, Kalyan"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}