Faster than flights: Bengaluru-Chennai bullet train would take only 73 minutes to travel between the two cities, compared with 4 hours 25 minutes on Vande Bharat, Railway minister Vaishnaw proposes

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says a bullet train could link Bengaluru and Chennai in just 73 minutes. Today, the fastest train takes 4 hours 25 minutes, and others take up to 6 hours. A flight takes about an hour in the air. No date has been announced yet.