Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper train would improve connectivity between the two cities and benefit Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the service on Kannada Rajyotsava in Bengaluru
The South Central Railway (SCR) has introduced two one-way special trains to serve specific routes. These trains will operate from Machilipatnam to SMVT Bengaluru and from Secunderabad to Danapur.
