I have travelled from Pune to Mumbai. As per my experience VB is not worth on this route. It takes around same time as per Deccan Queen and Pragati and fares are also high in VB and minus point it was delayed by 15 mins.
As i was travelling in Executive Class food was not worth Poori was oily and poha was dry, no corn flakes was provided unless asked. Better food is provided in DQ and Pragati then VB. I dont see in future this train will be a Hit as...
more... in Pune-Mumbai section DQ, Pragati & Sinhgad also depart in morning, unless you dont receive confirm ticket in this train, then only VB will be preferred that is also unlikely because long distance train going towards Mumbai are also there in morning and you can get tickets easily in these trains.
please wait...Translate to EnglishI went from Pune to Mumbai and let me tell you, VB is not worth it on this route. It takes just as long as Deccan Queen and Pragati but the tickets are expensive and to make it worse, it was 15 minutes late. I was in the Executive Class and the food was not good, the Poori was oily and the poha was dry. They didn't even give corn flakes unless you asked for it. DQ and Pragati have better food. I really don't think VB will do well on this route because DQ, Pragati, and Sinhgad also leave in the morning. Unless you can't get a ticket on those trains, only then should you consider VB but that's unlikely because there are also other long distance trains going to Mumbai in the morning where you can easily get tickets.