Bengaluru: It's official. The proposed superfast train between Bengaluru and Mumbai will run via Hubballi, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed.

In a letter to Dharwad MP and union minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday, Vaishnaw said the new service was planned via Davangere, Hubballi and Belagavi.

The minister had first announced plans for the train in late September, in response to a request from Bangalore South MP, L S Tejasvi Surya.

The demand for a superfast train between the two cities has been pending for decades. Citizens have long urged the authorities to route it through Hubballi so that it covers a larger part of Karnataka.

At present, there is only one dedicated train — Udyan Express — between Bengaluru and Mumbai. It runs via Guntakal and Kalaburagi, covering 1,13

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