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Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw connected Saturday said that electrification enactment connected the Hassan–Mangaluru conception is presently nether way, paving the mode for the motorboat of the Bengaluru–Mangaluru Vande Bharat bid service. Once electrification is completed, bid services volition beryllium introduced connected the Karwar–Mangaluru–Bengaluru route, importantly improving obstruction connectivity to Karnataka’s coastal region.
Addressing a property league astatine the BJP bureau successful Bengaluru, Mr. Vaishnaw said, “Karnataka is witnessing large railway modernisation. This includes the redevelopment of 51 Amrit Bharat railway stations astatine an estimated outgo of ₹2,110 crore, alongside the cognition of 12 Vande Bharat trains successful the State”.
Referring to projects announced successful the Union Budget recently, the Minister said that the projected high-speed obstruction corridors connecting Bengaluru with Chennai and Hyderabad would heighten connectivity among 3 of South India’s cardinal economical centres. “Once operational, the question clip betwixt Bengaluru and Chennai is expected to trim to 73 minutes, portion the Bengaluru–Hyderabad travel would instrumentality astir 2 hours,” helium said.
On the long-pending Bengaluru suburban railway project, Mr. Vaishnaw said that the enactment connected each 4 phases is progressing. Dedicated suburban tracks volition beryllium built alongside existing railway lines, and a caller plan model has been finalised to expedite execution of the project.
