PM Modi to flag off Belagavi-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train on August 10

The Prime Minister will flag off three Vande Bharat trains during his Karnataka visit this Sunday.

Belagavi: The long pending demand of Vande Bharat express train between Belagavi-Bengaluru has been realised.

The Vande Bharat express train between Belagavi-Bengaluru-Belagavi will be flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 10 (Sunday).

Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution & New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, in a post on X on Tuesday informed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off three Vande Bharat trains during his Karnataka visit this Sunday.

The new Vande Bharat trains will operate between Bengaluru-Belagavi, Nagpur’s Ajni-Pune and Amritsar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

“As per my earlier request, approval was granted for the Bengaluru-Belagavi Vande Bharat train. It will depart from Belagavi at 5.20 am and arrive in Bengaluru at 1.50 pm. Similarly, the return journey from Bengaluru will start at 2.20 pm and reach Belagavi at 10.40 pm. This will enhance connectivity between Bengaluru, Tumakuru, Davanagere, Haveri, Hubballi, Dharwad and Belagavi. Heartfelt gratitude to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Union Minister of State for Railways V Somanna,” the post by Joshi said.