Bengaluru-Mumbai Vande Bharat Sleeper Express flagged off on Kannada Rajyotsava

1 November 2026

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off a Vande Bharat Sleeper Express between Bengaluru and Mumbai on Kannada Rajyotsava.
The service runs between Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal in Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, under the South Western Railway zone.
Train 27652 leaves SMVT Bengaluru at 7:45 pm and reaches CSMT Mumbai at 11:55 am the next day, a run of about 16 hours.
Train 27651 leaves CSMT Mumbai at 8:10 pm and reaches SMVT Bengaluru at noon the next day.
The service runs six days a week, with no Bengaluru departure on Mondays and no Mumbai departure on Tuesdays.
The rake carries 823 passengers in 11 AC three-tier coaches, four AC two-tier coaches and one first AC coach.
It has easier-to-climb berths, facilities for persons with disabilities and special facilities for locomotive pilots.