Maitree Express: মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস - দুই বাংলার সংস্কৃতি ও ভাতৃত্বের মেলবন্ধন - Joydeep Roy

Let's make this simple and have the special train run twice a week from Vizag on Thursdays and head back on Fridays from Bengaluru. Not having available slots is just a lame excuse. The Vande Bharat sleeper train is still far off with only 2 prototype rakes to be tested, followed by a 6-month commercial run by BEML for their 10 ordered rakes, and other private manufacturers aiming for a first rake by July 2025. So, rolling out this train on various routes will likely take around 18 months from now.

Bhai, pehle yeh toh regularize karna padega as Biweekly dep Vskp se on Thursday and return on Friday from Bengaluru. Slots not available kehna bas lame excuse hai. Vande Bharat sleeper toh abhi bahut door hai kyuki prototype 2 rakes ko test karna padega, commercial run ke liye BEML ko 6 mahine lagega jinki order hai 10 rakes aur baki private manufacturers ka target date hai July 2025 for first rake. Toh alag alag routes mein large scale rollout ke liye at least 18 mahine lagega ab se.