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The 20661/20662 KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad Vande Bharat Express is India's 21st Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Bengaluru with Dharwad city in Karnataka.[2][3][4] This train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 27 June 2023 via video conference from Rani Kamalapati railway station.[5][6][7]

LocaleKarnataka
First service27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) (Inaugural run)
28 June 2023; 3 years ago (28 June 2023) (Commercial run)
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KSR Bengaluru - Dharwad
Vande Bharat Express
This Mini VB Express train on standby at KSR Bengaluru City Jn
Overview
Service typeVande Bharat Express
LocaleKarnataka
First service27 June 2023 (2023-06-27) (Inaugural run)
28 June 2023; 3 years ago (28 June 2023) (Commercial run)
Current operatorSouth Western Railways (SWR)
Route
TerminiKSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC)
Dharwad (DWR)
Stops5
Distance travelled490 km (304 mi)
Average journey time06 hrs 25 mins
Service frequencySix days a week [a]
Train number20661 / 20662
Line usedBengaluru - Hubli line
On-board services
ClassesAC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements
  • Airline style
  • Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangementsNo
Catering facilitiesOn-board catering(veg, non_veg)
Observation facilitiesLarge windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Other facilitiesKavach
Technical
Rolling stockMini Vande Bharat 2.0[broken anchor]
Track gaugeIndian gauge
1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed89.5 km/h (56 mph) (Avg, between KSR Bengaluru and Hubli Jn.[1])
Average length192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track ownerIndian Railways
Rake maintenanceKSR Bengaluru City Jn (SBC)
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Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting KSR Bengaluru City Jn, Yesvantpur Jn, Tumkur,[8] Davangere, SMM Haveri, SSS Hubballi Junction and Dharwad. It is currently operated with train numbers 20661/20662 on 6 days a week basis.[9][10][11][12]

Trial Run Extension to Belagavi

On 21 November 2023,[13] the trial run was performed by starting from KSR Bengaluru around 05:45am and terminating at Belagavi at 01:30pm. It left from Belagavi at 02:00pm and reached Bengaluru at 10:10pm, despite being a successful run, local politicians of Hubballi Dharwad curtailed the extnesion with wague reason of track issues, besides when Pune Belagavi Vande Bharat train was extended to SSS Hubballi using same track the SWR were mum but public ire and RTI facts later forced the MP to review and put pressure on MOSR resulted in getting a new VB for Belagavi later.[14]

Rakes

It is the nineteenth 2nd Generation and the seventh 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.[15]

Service

The 20661/20662 KSR Bengaluru City Jn - Dharwad Vande Bharat Express operates six days a week except Tuesdays, covering a distance of 490 km (300 mi) in a travel time of 6 hours with an average speed of 76 km/h (47 mph). The service has 5 intermediate stops. The Maximum Permissible Speed is 130 km/h (81 mph).

See also

Notes

  1. Except Tuesdays

References

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