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A Vande Bharat train. (Representative image)
The Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat train service in Karnataka may soon be extended to Belagavi.
Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has given a positive response to his request for extending the Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat train service to Belagavi.
Joshi, accompanied by Belagavi BJP MP Jagdish Shettar, met Railway Minister Vaishnaw in New Delhi and urged him to extend the premium Vande Bharat train to Belagavi, citing public demand.
“The timing of this Vande Bharat train will be fixed as soon as possible. We thank Union Railway Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw for responding to our demand and agreeing to extend the Vande Bharat train to Belgaum,” Joshi said.