Gol Gumbaz Express


The Gol Gumbaz Express is a good patronage Express train, which was serving from the Meter Gauge Era between Bengaluru City Karnataka and Solapur City in Maharastra. Now it is a Daily Express train running between Mysore and Solapur via Bangalore City, Arsikere, Davanagere, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot and Vijayapura. Numbered 16535/36 the train is an Express train of Indian Railways of South Western Railway Zone, Bangalore Division.

Relevance

The train is named after the famous Gol Gumbaz, a historical monument located in Vijayapura. It is an important train which connects North Karnataka with Bangalore. This train covers important districts of Karnataka which includes Mysore, Bangalore, Tumkur from South Karnataka and Haveri,Dharwad, Gadag,Bagalkot and Vijayapura from North Karnataka.

Stops

Train runs via Bangalore City, Yeshvantapur, Tumkur, Arsikere, Davanagere, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot and Bijapur to reach Solapur. Train takes 22 hrs to cover the 966 km between Mysore and Solapur

Speed and timings

This train carries new utkrisht coaches and shares rakes with 16591/92 Hampi Express with maintenance at Hubli. It is led by dual loco WDP4 or WDP4B from either Hubli or Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed.