Vande Bharat express will be extended to Belagavi when these 2 difficulties are solved : MP Kadadi

India’s indigenous semi-high-speed train – Vande Bharat Express train which was expected to run between Bengaluru-Belagavi isn’t hapening due to technical difficulties according to Rajya Sabha member Iranna Kadadi.

Speaking at a press conference in Belagavi on Friday (23 Jun), he said that the train will run at a speed of 110 kmph on the Bengaluru-Dharwad route, taking six and a half hours in the trial run that was conducted recently. However, plans are underway to increase the speed to 130 kmph, which would shorten the journey to four and a half hours. There was an intention to run this train till Belagavi, but due to incomplete track doubling work and electrification it was decided to run till Dharwad only.

Another important technical reason was curves on the Dharwad-Belagavi section that make it difficult to reach the desired speed of 110 kmph. However it will be extended to Belagavi once the authorities resolve these two technical difficulties. Said Iranna Kadadi.

Responding to a question from press persons on Belagavi-Kittur-Dharwad new railway line, Member of Parliament Mangala Angadi said that, land acquisition for the 70 km length from Dharwad is in process, It will be completed within time period.

Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express :

The Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express is going to be launched on 27 June. the successful trial run was conducted on 19 June. This will be Karnataka’s second Vande Bharat Express train. The first one runs on the Mysuru-Chennai route, which was also the first semi-high-speed train for the Southern region.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express train, along with four other Vande Bharat trains through video conferencing on June 27. In a first, the Indian Railways is going to launch five Vande Bharat Express trains simultaneously.

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PM Modi will flag off the Mumbai-Goa, Bengaluru-Dharwad, Patna-Ranchi, Bhopal-Indore, and Bhopal-Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express trains.

The Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express train has eight coaches. The semi-high-speed train will operate six days a week, except Tuesday.

The semi-high-speed express train will cover 490 kilometres from Bengaluru to the twin-town of Hubbali-Dharwad in 6 hours and 13 minutes. It will cover the journey at an average speed of 78.82 kmph. Earlier, the journey from Bengaluru to Dharwad was roughly 7 hours. Vande Bharat Express will leave from Bengaluru at 5:45 am and reach Dharwad Railway Station at 11:58 am.

Stoppages : On its journey from Bengaluru to Dharwad, the train will stop at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubballi Junction, which is also known as SSS Hubballi Junction.