Belagavi Member of Parliament Jagadish Shettar met with Central Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna in New Delhi on Wednesday to advocate for the extension of the Vande Bharat High-Speed train service to Belagavi. The service currently runs between Bengaluru and Dharwad.
At the start of the meeting, Shettar highlighted the positive impact of the newly inaugurated Pune–Belagavi–Hubballi Vande Bharat train, which fulfilled a long-standing demand of Belagavi residents, offering greater travel convenience.

Shettar further persuaded the Union Railway Minister about the importance of extending the service to Belagavi. He, along with the ministers, also called for the completion of necessary survey work to introduce a new train service to the Savadatti Sri Renuka Yallamma temple in Belagavi district. Shettar assured in his statement that he is committed to making this project a reality.