Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Vande Bharat Express between Bengaluru and Dharwad at 9.15 am on June 27. A day later, the ticket fares were revised for both AC Chair Car and Executive Class. According to South Western Railways (SWR), the Prime Minister flagged off 5 Vande Bharat Express trains — Rani Kamalapati-Jabalpur, Khajuraho-Bhopal-Indore, Madgaon (Goa)-Mumbai, Dharwad-Bengaluru, and Hatia-Patna — at a public programme organised at Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Bhopal. At Dharwad Railway Station, Karnataka Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi were present, besides other dignitaries. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah joined the event via video link. The commercial operations commence on June 28 from both sides. It will run six days a week, except Tuesday. On the inaugural day, the train will leave Dharwad at 10.30 am and reach Bengaluru at 6.30 pm. Here’s the revised schedule and price list as of Wednesday (June 28): Train No From To AC CHAIR CAR EXECUTIVE CLASS 20661 KSR BENGALURU YESVANTPUR 365 690 KSR BENGALURU DAVANGERE 935 1760 KSR BENGALURU SSS HUBBALLI 1155 2200 KSR BENGALURU DHARWAD 1185 2265 YESVANTPUR DAVANGERE 920 1730 YESVANTPUR SSS HUBBALLI 1155 2200 YESVANTPUR DHARWAD 1185 2265 DAVANGERE SSS HUBBALLI 520 1005 DAVANGERE DHARWAD 555 1075 SSS HUBBALLI DHARWAD 365 690 Train No From To AC CHAIR CAR EXECUTIVE CLASS 20662 DHARWAD KSR BENGALURU 1350 2460 SSS HUBBALLI KSR BENGALURU 1320 2395 DAVANGERE KSR BENGALURU 880 1710 YESVANTPUR KSR BENGALURU 880 690 DAVANGERE YESVANTPUR 865 1680 SSS HUBBALLI YESVANTPUR 1320 2395 DHARWAD YESVANTPUR 1350 2460 SSS HUBBALLI DAVANGERE 725 1235 DHARWAD DAVANGERE 765 1305 DHARWAD SSS HUBBALLI 365 690 20661 Station 20662 Arrival Departure Arrival Departure - 05.45 AM KSR BENGALURU 07.45 PM - 05.55 AM 05.57 AM YESVANTPUR 07.13 PM 07.15 PM 09.15 AM 09.17 AM DAVANGERE 03.38 PM 03.40 PM 11.30 AM 11.35 AM SSS HUBBALLI 01.35 PM 01.40 PM 12.10 PM - DHARWAD - 01.15 PM
