Nagpur is set to get another Vande Bharat Express, this will be the second one to operate ex-city. Confirming the development, railway officials said the new train sanctioned by Railway Ministry will run between Nagpur and Secunderabad. The train is going to provide faster connectivity between the two cities and also benefit parts of Vidarbha region between Nagpur and Secunderabad. The details about timings of new Vande Bharat Express will be announced soon, an official source said.

Secunderabad-Hyderabad have emerged on the software industry map and now Nagpur too is slowly catching-up with the twin cities’ capacity. Hence, the Vande Bharat train is going to provide connectivity to the region. Recently, Maharashtra Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had written to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw demanding Vande Bharat Express between Nagpur and Secunderabad. Mungantiwar elaborated on close connections between Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and neighbouring Vidarbha. A number of people from Andhra are running business enterprises in Chandrapur and Nagpur areas. The two region have close trade relation and hence a faster train connectivity can ease travel woes of students, professionals and business persons. The 575 kms are already connected by 22 Mail/Express train and Vande Bharat is now additional connection and this semi-high speed train is going to be launched as soon as tracks are upgraded.