BENGALURU (Metro Rail News): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the 16-coach Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express from SMVT Bengaluru on 1 November 2026, Karnataka Rajyotsava, and announced that a Bengaluru-Mangaluru Vande Bharat would follow in the coming weeks. He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a southern bullet train corridor linking Bengaluru with Hyderabad, Amaravati and Chennai.
The new sleeper service links “Bengaluru, the country’s technology and start-up capital, with Mumbai, the financial capital,” Vaishnaw said. The route was finalised after consultations with Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi, H.D. Kumaraswamy and V. Somanna.
Timetable and Stops
| Train | Details |
| 27652 SMVT Bengaluru-CSMT Mumbai | Departs 7:45 pm, arrives 11:55 am next day (16 h 10 min). Runs Tuesday to Sunday. Regular service from 3 November 2026 |
| 27651 CSMT Mumbai-SMVT Bengaluru | Departs 8:10 pm, arrives 12:00 noon next day (15 h 50 min). Runs Wednesday to Monday. Regular service from 2 November 2026 |
| Stops | Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune, Kalyan |
| Distance | 1,118 km, operated by South Western Railway |
| Rake | 16 coaches: 11 AC 3-tier, 4 AC 2-tier and 1 AC First Class, with 823 berths |
The train runs through Andhra Pradesh via Anantapur and Guntakal before re-entering Karnataka at Raichur and continuing through Yadgir and Kalaburagi into Maharashtra. Vaishnaw said a second sleeper service, from Bengaluru through northern Karnataka towards Hubballi and on to Pune and Mumbai, is planned. No timetable has been given for it.
Mangaluru Vande Bharat in Coming Weeks
“We will have a Mangaluru-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train. That will connect the entire region with very good, high-class connectivity,” the minister said, adding that the service will be introduced once electrification and testing on the route are completed in the next few weeks.
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The Railway Board has since approved a Yesvantpur-Madgaon Vande Bharat via Mangaluru (26655/26656), according to a 2 November report. The six-days-a-week service will take about 13 hours with 12 intermediate stops, including Hassan, Mangaluru Junction, Udupi and Karwar, and will replace the Madgaon-Mangaluru Central Vande Bharat (20645/20646). It is expected to be inaugurated in the third week of November, though no launch date has been confirmed.
Southern Bullet Train Corridor
Vaishnaw said the proposed southern high-speed corridor would bring Bengaluru-Hyderabad travel time down to around 2 hours 10 minutes. On Bengaluru-Chennai, he said: “Bengaluru to Chennai will be 73 minutes only. One hour and 13 minutes. These two cities will become one city.”
According to the minister, the Prime Minister has approved 4,000 km of bullet train corridors. “Another 3,000 kilometres of bullet train corridors will be announced in the coming years, and there will be many more corridors like Bengaluru-Pune, which covers entire Karnataka, from Bengaluru towards Hubballi, all the way to Pune. That corridor will be covered as well,” he said. Alignment, cost and construction timelines for the southern corridor have not been announced.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the timings of the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper?
Train 27652 leaves SMVT Bengaluru at 7:45 pm and reaches CSMT Mumbai at 11:55 am the next day. Train 27651 leaves CSMT Mumbai at 8:10 pm and reaches SMVT Bengaluru at 12:00 noon the next day.
On which days does the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper run?
Train 27652 from Bengaluru runs Tuesday to Sunday. Train 27651 from Mumbai runs Wednesday to Monday.
Where does the Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper stop?
Anantapur, Guntakal, Raichur, Yadgir, Kalaburagi, Solapur, Pune and Kalyan.
How long does the journey take?
About 16 hours 10 minutes from Bengaluru to Mumbai and 15 hours 50 minutes from Mumbai to Bengaluru, over 1,118 km.
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