Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Pune-Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat Express on Sunday (August 10), Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol, who is also the Member of Parliament from Pune, announced on X (formerly Twitter).
"Pune-Nagpur travel will now become fast and comfortable. The Vande Bharat Express will give a boost to trade, education, healthcare and industries in the regions of Vidarbha and Western Maharashtra. It will play a major role in the development of Maharashtra," said Mohol.
The Vande Bharat Express will halt at Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Bhusawal, Manmad, Kopargaon, Ahilyanagar and Daund.
Reportedly, the Pune-Nagpur-Pune Vande Bharat Express proposal was approved during a high-level virtual meeting chaired by Satish Kumar, Principal Secretary, Railway Board, on Monday.
The meeting reviewed progress on various railway projects under the Central and Western Railway zones, including Vande Bharat and Amrit Bharat Express trains and station redevelopment works under these schemes.
The demand for a Vande Bharat train on the Pune-Nagpur route was pending for over two years.
Currently, Pune is connected to Solapur, Kolhapur, and Hubballi via the Vande Bharat Express.
