India, Feb. 6 -- In a major development for rail travel in Maharashtra, the Vande Bharat Sleeper, a semi-high-speed superfast train service, will soon connect Nagpur with both Pune and Mumbai. This announcement comes after the newly appointed Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Nagpur, Vinayak Garg, confirmed that a proposal for this initiative has been submitted to the Railway Board by the Nagpur Board of Central Railway. The proposal is currently under review and aims to significantly improve passenger experience and connectivity on these high-demand routes.

Mails take 16 hours to cover the Nagpur-Mumbai journey, while the superfast trains take 12 to 13 hours and Duronto Express reaches Mumbai in 11 to 12 hours. Once operational, Vande...