Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat to run up to Belagavi by November-end

Karnataka’s dedicated Vande Bharat Express, which currently connects Bengaluru with Hubballi-Dharwad, will be extended to Belagavi by the end of November, railway officials said on Wednesday.

Citizens and elected representatives had been demanding the extension of the semi-high-speed train to the border city, but authorities couldn’t do that because the Dharwad-Belagavi railway line (121.6 km) wasn’t doubled or electrified. That obstacle has now been removed.

The Dharwad-Belagavi has been doubled and fully electrified, said Aneesh Hegde, Chief Public Relations Officer, South Western Railway.