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Government Approves Bengaluru–Mumbai Superfast Train to Launch Soon

Capacity upgrades at both terminals made the service feasible, with timing and route details still pending.

BJP MP Tejaswi Surya, who represents Bengaluru South in the Lok Sabha, said that in the last three decades, despite the growth of both cities, we had only one superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai.
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Overview

  • Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said a new superfast link will begin "very soon," according to a statement shared by MP Tejasvi Surya.
  • The decision answers a roughly 30-year public demand for a second fast rail option between the two economic hubs.
  • Surya’s office said he pursued the service over the past four years through Parliament, Public Accounts Committee meetings and discussions with senior rail officials.
  • For decades the route’s only superfast option was the Udyan Express, which takes more than 24 hours to complete the journey.
  • Officials frame the new service as a way to ease congestion and offer a cheaper alternative to flights and buses, noting about 26 lakh air trips on the route in 2023–24.