The Vande Bharat Sleeper train being flagged off from Yadgir on its inaugural run between Bengaluru and Mumbai on Sunday evening. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The most anticipated Vande Bharat Sleeper train service connecting Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT) Bengaluru with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) Mumbai was accorded a grand reception upon its arrival at the Yadgir Railway Station on Sunday evening.​The inaugural one-way service, Train No 06503 SMVT Bengaluru-CSMT Mumbai Special, comprising 16 coaches, pulled into Yadgir at 8.20 p.m.A large gathering comprising people from various walks of life, pro-Kannada activists and public representatives turned out to welcome the most modern of train services in the country.​Among those present to mark the occasion were legislators Channareddy Patil Tunnur and Sharanagouda Kandkur, who expressed their gratitude to Minister of State for Railways V.

Somanna for securing a scheduled commercial stoppage in Yadgir.Timings, route​The commercial service of Train No 27652 SMVT Bengaluru-CSMT Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train will commence regular operations six days a week (except Mondays) starting Tuesday.The service from ​SMVT Bengaluru to CSMT Mumbai (Train No 27652) will leave SMVT Bengaluru at 7.45 p.m. and arrive at CSMT Mumbai at 11.55 a.m. the following day. It is scheduled to halt at Yadgir at 1.43 a.m. (departure 1.45 a.m.).​The service from CSMT Mumbai to SMVT Bengaluru (Train No.

27651) will operate six days a week (except Tuesdays), commencing on Monday. It will leave CSMT Mumbai at 8.10 p.m. and arrive at SMVT Bengaluru at noon the next day.

It will stop at Yadgir between 5.08 a.m. and 5.10 a.m.​En route, the train will make scheduled halts at Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune and Kalyan.​Coach composition​The state-of-the-art 16-coach Vande Bharat Sleeper rake consists of eight Motor Car Coaches (MC), four Trailer Car Coaches (TC), two Non-Driving Trailer Car Coaches (NDTC) and two Driving Trailer Car Coaches (DTC).​The introduction of the new service is expected to significantly enhance inter-State rail connectivity between Karnataka and Maharashtra, offering passengers a comfortable and convenient overnight travel option.Additional Divisional Railway Manager (Secunderabad, South Central Railway) A. Sanjeev Kumar, Divisional Commercial Manager Sourav Prakash and Station Manager Bhagirath Meena, the former MP Umesh Jadhav, Amarnath Patil, Rachanagouda Mudnal, Devendra Nath Nad and Mallanagouda Kouluru were present.

Published - November 02, 2026 08:38 pm IST