Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that a premium train service from Bengaluru to Mumbai will start soon.
He said Karnataka has received a record Rs 7,748 crore in this year’s railway budget — nine times the allocation during the Congress-led UPA government, and the total railway investment in the state is Rs 52,950 crore.
“Massive investment will cover track creation, station redevelopment, safety, announcements, Bengaluru suburban and many new projects in Karnataka,” he told reporters here.
Addressing a press conference here, the minister said that, “very soon, we’ll be starting a premium train service from Bengaluru to Mumbai. Tejasvi ji (Bengaluru South MP) had come for that, and many other requests had also come. Many sections are getting doubled, so very soon we’ll have many more services.”
On the Vande Bharat train from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, he said, “Now, the testing, certifications are going on for electrification. As soon as those processes are complete​Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that a premium train service from Bengaluru to Mumbai will start soon.
He said Karnataka has received a record Rs 7,748 crore in this year’s railway budget — nine times the allocation during the Congress-led UPA government, and the total railway investment in the state is Rs 52,950 crore.
“Massive investment will cover track creation, station redevelopment, safety, announcements, Bengaluru suburban and many new projects in Karnataka,” he told reporters here.
Addressing a press conference here, the minister said that, “very soon, we’ll be starting a premium train service from Bengaluru to Mumbai. Tejasvi ji (Bengaluru South MP) had come for that, and many other requests had also come. Many sections are getting doubled, so very soon we’ll have many more services.”
On the Vande Bharat train from Bengaluru to Mangaluru, he said, “Now, the testing, certifications are going on for electrification. As soon as those processes are complete ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
