A meeting was held in Hubballi on Tuesday, led by Rajya Sabha member Veerannah Kadaddi, with the General Manager of the South Western Railway zone, Arvind Shrivastav, to discuss railway issues related to Belagavi district. Key concerns included the delay in extending the Vande Bharat Express train to Belagavi, the...
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slow progress in constructing a new railway line from Dharwad to Belagavi via Kittur, and the need to restart passenger trains between Belagavi and Miraj. The meeting also decided to introduce stops for trains going to Pandharpur and Rajasthan at Khanapur, Ghataprabha, and Raybag stations. Additionally, discussions focused on introducing new trains to connect Belagavi with major cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Tirupati, Mangalore, Hyderabad, Bidar, and Solapur, considering Belagavi's location on the border of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa. Representatives of the South Western Railway including the Chief Public Relations Officer, Manjunath Kanamdi, and Sunil, were present.