India, Oct. 24 -- The Railway Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has confirmed that a proposed superfast train will run between Bengaluru and Mumbai via Hubballi. The journey, which earlier used to take 23 hours, will now be reduced to 18 hours.

Minister Vaishnaw informed that the new train service is planned through Davangere, Hubballi, and Belagavi, in a letter to Dharwad MP and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, according to a report by Deccan Herald (DH).

The report further mentioned that citizens have been demanding a train passing through Hubballi for over a decade so that the route can cover a larger part of Karnataka.

Currently, there is only one dedicated train, the Udyan Express, which runs between Bengaluru and Mumbai, taking approximat...