Travel time between Bengaluru and Hubballi will come down by 1 hour from next year as the South Western Railway (SWR) has set the target of completing the doubling and electrification of the entire line by March 2023.
A major trunk route, the Bengaluru-Hubballi section sees operation of 24 trains, including nine daily trains.
However, even the fastest train between the two cities – Jan Shatabdi Express – still takes a minimum of 7 hours, against the specified travel time of 6 hours 30 minutes, to complete the 469-km journey.
Officials said the works on two key sections of the route, which were held up due to delay in land acquisition on a 45-km stretch, have been speeded up.
