Minister urges Centre to regularise direct Vijayapura-Bengaluru train
Minister M.B. Patil has requested the Union government to regularise the direct train service between Vijayapura and Bengaluru. He expressed gratitude for the current fast service that has significantly reduced travel time. The Minister emphasized the need for this train to operate daily and suggested changes to its schedule for better passenger convenience.
- ▪M.B. Patil urged the Union government to regularise the direct train between Vijayapura and Bengaluru.
- ▪The current service has reduced travel time from 15 hours to 10 hours.
- ▪Patil suggested that the train should operate daily and proposed changes to its timings for passenger convenience.
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Minister for Industries and Infrastructure and Vijayapura district in-charge M.B. Patil has urged the Union government to regularise the direct train between Vijayapura and Bengaluru.In a letter to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Minister expressed happiness over the decision to run a fast service between Vijayapura and Bengaluru, using bypass routes in Hubballi and Gadag.“I thank Mr. Vaishnaw and Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna on behalf of the people of Vijayapura district.
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