Karnataka will likely get its third Vande Bharat Express this month as the South Central Railway (SCR) prepares to run the premium train on the Bengaluru-Hyderabad route.
The train will link Yeshwantpur with Kacheguda (610 km) in about seven hours, two hours faster than the current fastest train (Duronto Express).
The train will be operated by the Telangana-headquartered SCR, which has received an eight-coach Vande Bharat trainset for a trial run.
“We have been conducting a trial run between Kacheguda and Dhone for the last two days. We will start the train as soon as we get a full-fledged trainset,” an SCR official told DH.
