Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the next Vande Bharat Sleeper train for Karnataka will originate from Bengaluru, connect several parts of North Karnataka towards Hubballi, and then proceed towards Pune and Mumbai

The flights will provide passengers from Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and neighbouring regions with another option to travel directly to Jeddah, an important gateway to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, an official statement said