India, April 13 -- The Pune-Bengaluru journey is expected to reduce to 13 hours as Indian Railways has approved the Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat sleeper service. The train will pass through Pune, Solapur, and Wadi.

Currently, trains like Udyan Express take around 18 hours 15 minutes and Coimbatore Express takes about 19 hours 20 minutes to cover the Pune-Bengaluru route.

In his official communication dated April 5 to Bangalore Central constituency Member of Parliament PC Mohan, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the approval, stating, "The new Vande Bharat Sleeper train between KSR Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus has been approved for public convenience."

The service is proposed to run six days a week...