Maharashtra gets 1st Vande Bharat train between Pune-Mumbai
By Sham Rathi ·
Good news has come in from the Indian Railways for Maharashtra. The state is all set to get its first Vande Bharat express train, which is said to be one of the fastest in the country. Though the ministry has not announced the date, from when the trains will be operational, they are expected to start by August 15.
The time to travel between the two cities will be reduced to 150 minutes or two-and-a-half hours after the Vande Bharat trains are introduced between the routes.
Read also: IndiGo Starts Daily Non-Stop Pune to Bhubaneswar Flight from 25 October 2026
A senior Central Railway official said that the decision of introducing these trains between Mumbai and Pune was taken considering that the trains have chair cars, hence, they can be operated smoothly on the route between the two cities.
In case you don’t know, the Vande Bharat trains are operational between New Delhi and Varanasi, along with New Delhi and Katra. The operating speed of these trains is 130 kmph while on some railway sections, it has been operated up to 160 km as well. The maximum speed of the train can go up to 200 kmph.
More Pune news
Travel
Special Offer Of Pune Metro; Unlimited Travel With ‘This’ Card For One Month
Travel
Alliance Air Starts Flight Between Pune And Hyderabad
Travel
SpiceJet receives 2021 ‘APEX Newcomer of the Year’ award for Cabin Crew App
Travel
SpiceJet celebrates India’s 100 crore vaccination milestone with special aircraft livery
Travel
SpiceJet launches 38 new domestic and international flights
Travel