Color: | FF7220 |
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) - SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express | |
Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
Locale: | Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh |
First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
Operator: | Central Railways (CR) |
Start: | (KLBG) |
Stops: | 6 |
End: | SMVT Bengaluru (SMVT) |
Distance: | 548km (341miles) |
Journeytime: | 08 hrs 45 mins |
Frequency: | Six days a week |
Trainnumber: | 22231 / 22232 |
Line Used: | (TBC) |
Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
Sleeping: | No |
Catering: | On board Catering |
Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
Baggage: | Overhead racks |
Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
Stock: | Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 |
Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
Speed: | (Avg.) |
Trainlength: | 192m (630feet) (08 coaches) |
Owners: | Indian Railways |
Maintenance: | (TBC) |
Map State: | collapsed |
Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22231/22232 Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) - SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is India's 42nd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Kalaburagi with the 'silicon valley of India' and capital Bangalore in Karnataka. [1] [2] This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on March 12 2024. [3] [4]
This train service will be running with an additional halt at Yadgir railway station which was flagged off by Minister of State V. Somanna on August 3 2024 via video conferencing from Bengaluru DRM Office. [5] [6] [7]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Jn, Yadgir, Raichur Jn, Mantralayam Road, Guntakal Jn, Anantapur, Yelahanka Jn and SMVT Bengaluru. It is currently operated with train numbers 22231/22232 on 6 days a week basis. [8]
It is the fortieth 2nd Generation and twenty-sixth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[9]
The 22231/22232 Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) – SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 548km (341miles) in a travel time of 08 hrs 45 mins with average speed of 63 km/h. [10] [11] The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 130km/h.