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 capital Bengaluru in Karnataka. This express train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ahmedabad on 12 March 2024.
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 3 August 2024 via video conferencing from Bengaluru DRM Office.
Overview This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Kalaburagi Jn, Yadgir, Raichur Jn, Mantralayam Road, Guntakal Jn, Anantapur, Puttaparthi,Yelahanka Jn and SMVT Bengaluru. It is currently operated with train numbers 22231/22232 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes 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.
Service
The 22231/22232 Kalaburagi Jn - SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Fridays, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hours with an average speed of . The service has 6 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is and is achieved on the Dharmavaram Jn - Kalluru Jn section and once more on the Guntakal Junction - Wadi Junction section
See also Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatimaan Express Kalaburagi railway station Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
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