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Bengaluru-Chennai train travel could be less than 2 hours soon

The current train travel time of 4.25 to 6.30 hours between Bengaluru and Chennai could come down to just 2 hours after a new semi-high-speed broad gauge line is established between the two southern cities. The design speed of the proposed line is pegged at 220 kmph while the operational speed will be around 200 kmph. A fund of Rs 8.30 crore has been allocated by the Railway Ministry for this survey between Byappanahalli in Bengaluru to Chennai Central, covering a distance of 350 kmph.