Karnataka Minister M.B. Patil writes to Centre seeking express train between Bengaluru and Vijayapura

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Large and Medium Industries Minister M.B. Patil

With the completion of the 9.6-km treble enactment railway enactment betwixt Almatti and Wandal, which has been opened for postulation since March 25, Karnataka’s Infrastructure Development Minister M.B. Patil has sought the instauration of a long-pending explicit bid work betwixt Bengaluru and Vijayapura.

This would trim the question clip betwixt these cities to astir 10 hours from the contiguous 15.

Mr. Patil has written successful this respect connected March 30 to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna.

In the letter, helium pointed retired that the Almatti–Wandal section, portion of the Gadag–Hotgi treble enactment project, has present been completed. During an earlier meeting, it was mentioned that erstwhile this enactment would get finished, an explicit bid betwixt Bengaluru and Vijayapura could beryllium introduced. He has present requested that this should beryllium fixed priority.

He besides requested that trains from Bengaluru to Vijayapura beryllium fixed constricted stops upto Hubballi, and that they beryllium routed via the Hubballi and Gadag bypass enactment to trim question time.

Published - April 01, 2026 11:20 p.m. IST

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