Hopes of faster travel rise after B’luru-Dharwad Vande Bharat trial run

Karnataka’s exclusive Vande Bharat Express will likely cover 489 km between Bengaluru and Dharwad in six and a half hours, about 30 minutes sooner than previously thought.

During the trial run on Monday, the train took just six hours and 14 minutes to reach Dharwad from KSR Bengaluru, running at a speed of 110 kmph for more than 350 km. Even more promisingly, it covered 469 km from KSR Bengaluru to Hubballi in just 5 hours and 33 minutes.

This, even after stopping at Davangere for 15 minutes and at Hubballi for 19 minutes.