Good news, travellers!
The Indian Railways got another feather in its cap as Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi flagged off two new Vande Bharat Express trains today from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai. Including these two India now has 10 Vande Bharat services operating across the country. Maharashtra will have four Vande Bharat trains, including two interstate and two intrastate trains.
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The latest premium services will run intrastate on these routes: Mumbai–Sainagar Shirdi and Mumbai–Solapur. They will be operational six days a week.
Schedule
Mumbai–Solapur Vande Bharat Express:
1) Train no. 22225 will start operations at 4:05 PM from CSMT on 11th February, and arrive at Solapur at 10:40 PM on the same day.
2) From Solapur, train no. 22226 will leave at 6:05 AM on 11th February, and reach CSMT at 12:35 PM on the same day.
Halts: Dadar, Kalyan, Pune and Kurduwadi.
Mumbai–Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express:
1) Train no. 22223 will depart from CSMT at 6:20 AM on 12th February. It will arrive at Shirdi at 11:40 AM on the same day.
2) Train no. 22224 will depart from Shirdi at 5:25 PM on 11th February, and reach CSMT at 10:50 PM on the same day.
Halts: Dadar, Thane and Nashik Road.
Here is the official confirmation –
Introduction of 2 #VandeBharat Express Trains between Mumbai and Solapur & Mumbai and Sainagar Shirdi. pic.twitter.com/u8Ests8RL9
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) February 10, 2023
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