08-05-2025
It will be a new Vande Bharat Express from Belagavi not an extension, says Shettar
Contrary to the earlier decision to extend the existing Dharwad-Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express to Belagavi, the Railway Board has decided to run a new Vande Bharat Express Train between Belagavi and Bengaluru.
In a press release, BJP MP Jagadish Shettar has said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has communicated giving approval for running a new Vande Bharat from Belagavi to Bengaluru instead of extending the existing Dharwad-Bengaluru train to Belagavi.
Expressing happiness over the decision, Mr. Shettar has said that previously during meetings with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav held in the presence of Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi, he, along with the Ministers, had emphasised the need for extension and subsequently, it was agreed upon to extend the existing train. Now, it has been communicated that there will be a new train instead, which is a welcome move, he said.
As per information provided by the authorities, the new Vande Bharat Express will leave Belagavi in the morning and return from Bengaluru in the afternoon. This will greatly benefit the people of the region, he said.
Mr. Shettar has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnav, Pralhad Joshi and V. Somanna for the decision and urged them to fix an early date for launching the new service.
