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Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw connected Sunday virtually flagged disconnected the caller SMVT Bengaluru–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express bid betwixt Bengaluru and Mumbai, portion besides announcing that the much-awaited Vande Bharat Sleeper work betwixt the 2 cities is expected to commence soon.
The Minister said that the caller developments people a large measurement towards strengthening obstruction connectivity betwixt Karnataka and Maharashtra and fulfil long-pending demands of radical from some South and North Karnataka.
Addressing the gathering virtually, Mr. Vaishnaw highlighted the accelerated enlargement of railway infrastructure successful Karnataka implicit the past fewer years, stating that accrued railway backing has accelerated the execution of cardinal projects crossed the State. He said, “61 railway stations successful Karnataka are being redeveloped nether the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme astatine a outgo of ₹2,160 crore, of which 9 stations person already been completed. The redevelopment works astatine Bengaluru Cantonment railway presumption are being taken up astatine a outgo of ₹485 crore, portion Yesvantpur Junction railway presumption is being redeveloped astatine ₹367 crore.” .
The Railway Minister said astir 1,750 km of caller railway lines person been constructed successful Karnataka since 2014. He besides noted that electrification works connected the Hassan–Mangaluru railway conception person been completed and investigating is presently underway.
Suburban rail
On the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project, Mr. Vaishnaw said enactment is progressing crossed each 4 corridors. He stated that onshore acquisition for the Baiyappanahalli–Chikkabanavara and Heelalige–Rajanukunte corridors has been completed, portion presumption operation enactment is presently successful progress. The KSR Bengaluru–Devanahalli alignment has received associated support from the State authorities and Railways, and the geotechnical survey has besides been completed. He added that the Kengeri–Whitefield alignment was precocious approved and survey enactment would statesman shortly.
He further stated that Karnataka presently operates 12 pairs of Vande Bharat trains and that investigating connected the Bengaluru–Mangaluru way is underway, which would amended connectivity towards the coastal portion up to Madgaon.
Bullet trains
Mr. Vaishnaw besides announced that slug bid corridors connecting Bengaluru with Hyderabad and Chennai person been approved. He said, “The semipermanent railway imaginativeness aims to grow the high-speed obstruction web to astir 7,000 km connecting Mumbai, Bengaluru and different large cities.”
Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna, who addressed the gathering during the flagging disconnected ceremonial of Train No. 16553/54 SMVT Bengaluru–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express, said that the Vande Bharat Sleeper attraction depot would beryllium established astatine Thanisandra astatine a outgo of ₹270 crore, on with a seat car attraction installation astatine SMVT Bengaluru costing ₹52.73 crore.
