Railways will launch Mangaluru-Bengaluru Vande Bharath Express next month: Somanna
The Mangaluru-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train service is set to launch next month, according to Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna. The service will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and aims to improve connectivity between the two cities. Additional railway projects and services are also planned for the region, including a new MEMU train service.
- ▪The Vande Bharat train service between Mangaluru and Bengaluru will start next month.
- ▪Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the new train service.
- ▪An MEMU train service will also be introduced between Mangaluru and Kukke Subrahmanya.
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Railways will launch the Mangaluru-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train service from June, Union Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna said in Mangaluru on Saturday. He did not specify the date of the launch.Talking to reporters after inspecting railway projects at the Mangaluru Junction Railway Station, Mr. Somanna said that with the completion of electrification on the challenging railway route between Hassan and Mangaluru, Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Capt. Brijesh Chowta has demanded the Vande Bharat train service between Mangaluru and Bengaluru.“Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off the Vande Bharat service between Mangaluru and Bengaluru,” he said. When asked about reports that the new train will avoid Mangaluru Junction and Mangaluru Central Railway stations, Mr.
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