A Vande Bharat high speed train will soon connect Dharwad with Bengaluru, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in Hubballi on Tuesday.
Speaking at the inauguration of the renovated Dharwad Railway Station and in response to a plea by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi, Mr. Vaishnaw said that the Vande Bharat Express will require electrification of the entire line. “Work is on and it is expected to be completed by February-March 2023. Once that happens, the high speed train can run on the line,” he said.
He said that the Vande Bharat Express is a state-of-the art train with modern facilities and it will considerably reduce travel time. It is the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of developing India. The train has a capacity to reach speeds from zero to 100 km in 52 seconds and it is a matter of pride that world class trains are being produced by Indian engineers within the country. The sound of the train for those sitting inside it will be just one per cent of what passengers in an aircraft hear, he said.
