Hyderabad, Aug. 31 -- The Railway Board has decided to provide additional halts for the Nagpur-Secunderabad Vande Bharat Express at two more stations within Telangana: Mancherial and Sirpur Kagaznagar.

The train, currently running as numbers 20101/20102, has been granted these stoppages on an experimental basis. However, the exact date on which these new halts will come into effect has not been specified by officials.

The move to add these stops stems from repeated public requests and the significant commuter base in these towns.

Both stations serve a large number of professionals, students, local business people, and factory workers travelling between Telangana and Maharashtra.

The Railway Board has issued formal directives to includ...