Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express: PM Modi flags off semi-high speed train - Check Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat express fares, route, time table and more

Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Vande Bharat Express train on Mumbai-Pune-Solapur route on February 10 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai.

Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express route

The CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express will depart from CSMT at 4.05 pm and reach Solapur at 10.40 pm, while it will depart from Solapur it at 6.05 am and reach CSMT at 12.35 pm. It won't run on Wednesday from CSMT and on Thursday from Solapur.

Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express distance, time

The Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Express will cover the 455 kilometre distance between the country's commercial capital and the premier textile city in 6 hours and 30 minutes. It will improve connectivity between the two cities and also facilitate travel to important pilgrimage centres like Siddheshwar in Solapur, Akkalkot, Tuljapur, Pandharpur near Solapur and Alandi in Pune district.

While existing superfast trains take 7 hours 55 minutes to cover the Mumbai-Solapur route, the Vande Bharat service will complete it in 6-and-half hours, with halts at Dadar, Kalyan, Pune and Kurduwadi stations.

Mumbai | Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags-off Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat Express.

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis present at the occasion. pic.twitter.com/jaoypVB4bz

— ANI (@ANI) February 10, 2023

Mumbai-Pune-Solapur Vande Bharat Express ticket price

The one-way fare without catering service on the CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat train will be Rs 1,000 for chair car and Rs 2,015 for executive chair car, while the fares for the two classes with catering will be Rs 1,300 and Rs 2,365, respectively

Here's the schedule for regular run of the new Vande Bharat Express.
CSMT Mumbai - Sainagar Shirdi VB Exp. will run daily except Tue. and CSMT Mumbai - Solapur VB Exp. will run daily except Wed. ex. CSMT & except Thu. ex. Solapur.#AmchiVande #VandeBharat #VandeBharatExpress pic.twitter.com/9BvKdBV5Fj

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) February 10, 2023

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