New Delhi, Sept. 27 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tejasvi Surya said on Saturday that the Union Ministry of Railways approved a new superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai. Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnav confirmed that a superfast train connecting towp mega cities is finally set to become a reality.

In a video messages posted on X, Surya pointed out that despite Bengaluru and Mumbai being two of India's most important economic hubs, the two cities had been connected by only one train, the Udyan Express, which takes over 24 hours to complete the journey.

"This forced most people to inevitably take bus or flights. Travel was expensive and uncomfortable," Surya said.

"Very soon, we will be starting a superfast ...