Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tejasvi Surya said on Saturday that the Union Ministry of Railways approved a new superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnav confirmed that a superfast train connecting towp mega cities is finally set to become a reality.
In a video messages posted on X, Surya pointed out that despite Bengaluru and Mumbai being two of India's most important economic hubs, the two cities had been connected by only one train, the Udyan Express, which takes over 24 hours to complete the journey.
"Very soon, we will be starting a superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Both cities are major economic hubs and capacity expansion at their stations has now made this possible," Union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw was