From The Hindu BusinessLine
Owned by The Hindu Group (Kasturi & Sons)Mangaluru-Bengaluru Vande Bharat train to begin Saturday, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Bengaluru‑Mangaluru‑Madgaon Vande Bharat Express on Friday in Bengaluru. The new Yesvantpur‑Madgaon service aims to improve rail connectivity between Bengaluru, coastal Karnataka and Goa, providing direct access to stations such as Hassan, Sakleshpur, Subrahmanya Road, Mangaluru, Udupi, Kundapura and Murdeshwar. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the Mangaluru‑Bengaluru Vande Bharat service will start on Saturday, linking the two major Karnataka hubs, and said that challenges on the steep ghat section, including electrification modifications, have been resolved. Ticket fares and exact timings were not disclosed in the reports.
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The new service will connect two major Karnataka hubs, with railway authorities resolving engineering challenges along the steep ghat section