Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express trial run begins
The Hindu
According to sources, the railways plan to launch the service for commuters on June 26.
The trial run of the Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express began on June 19.
The eight-car train left Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station in Bengaluru at 5.45 a.m. The train reached Dharwad around 12.40 p.m.
In the return direction, the train left Dharwad at 1.15 p.m., and was expected to reach Bengaluru at 8.10 p.m.
During the trial run, the train halted at Yesvantpur (Yeshwantpur), Davangere and Hubballi railway stations.
This is the second Vande Bharat Express in Karnataka, and the first to be running within Karnataka. The first was the Mysuru-Bengaluru-Chennai Vande Bharat Express.
According to sources, the railways plan to launch the service for commuters on June 26.