Bengaluru-Mangaluru Vande Bharat adds Puttur stop in 2nd trial run

The Bengaluru-Mangaluru Vande Bharat Express is undergoing its second trial run, with a new stop at Kabaka-Puttur. The 16-coach train is being tested for travel time, station halts, speed and safety. The trial covers Yeshwantpur, Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka-Puttur, Padil and Mangaluru Junction, with the return journey scheduled the same day.