Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Locale | Karnataka & Maharashtra |
First service | 1 April 1971 |
Current operator(s) | South Western Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Mysore (MYS) Pandharpur (PVR) |
Stops | 30 |
Distance travelled | 1,098 km (682 mi) |
Average journey time | 20 hrs 55 mins |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 16535 / 16536 |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC First, AC 2 Tier, AC 3 Tier, Sleeper Class, General Unreserved |
Seating arrangements | Yes |
Sleeping arrangements | Yes |
Catering facilities | E-catering, On-board catering |
Observation facilities | Large Windows |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Rolling stock | LHB coach |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
Operating speed | 52 km/h (32 mph) average including halts. |
Rake sharing | Rake sharing with 16591/16592 Hampi Express |
The 16535 / 16536 Gol Gumbaz Express is a daily express train running between Mysore and Pandharpur via Bangalore City, Arsikere, Davanagere, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot,Vijayapura and Solapur. Even though the train is numbered 16535/36, the train is an express train of the Indian Railways of South Western Railway zone, Hubballi railway division. Usually 165XX numbering is assigned to Bangalore railway division [1] [2] [3] [4]
The train is named after the famous Gol Gumbaz, a historical monument located in Vijayapura. It is an important train that connects North Karnataka with Bangalore. This train covers important districts of Karnataka which include Mysore, Bangalore, Tumkur from south Karnataka, and Haveri, Dharwad, Gadag, Bagalkot, Vijayapura from North Karnataka.Initially ran upto Solapur now upto extended Pandharpur.[ citation needed ]
The train runs from Mysore via Kengeri, Bangalore City, Yesvantpur Junction, Arsikere Junction, Davangere, Hubli Junction, Gadag Junction, Bagalkot, Hotgi Junction, Solapur to Pandharpur. [1] [4]
It is hauled by a Krishnarajapuram-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from Pandharpur to Mysore and vice-versa. [1] [4]
This train shares its rake with 16591/16592 Hampi Express. [1] [4]
The train reverses its direction twice at;
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