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The Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express bid completed 2 years of work connected March 12, carrying much than 5.72 lakh passengers since its motorboat and emerging arsenic a fashionable high-speed obstruction nexus betwixt the Kalyana Karnataka portion and the State capital.
According to the Solapur part of Central Railway, the bid work was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi done video conferencing connected March 12, 2024. The work was introduced to heighten accelerated and modern obstruction connectivity betwixt Kalaburagi and Bengaluru.
Over the past 2 years, the Vande Bharat Express has importantly improved question convenience for passengers from the Kalyana Karnataka portion by reducing travel clip and providing modern onboard facilities. The bid has benefited concern travellers, authorities officials, students and professionals portion besides strengthening economic, acquisition and healthcare entree to Bengaluru.
The work has besides improved connectivity for important towns, specified arsenic Yadgir and Raichur, and has facilitated easier question for pilgrims visiting Mantralayam and Puttaparthi via Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam.
Operating arsenic Train Nos. 22231/22232, the work covers a region of 561 km successful astir 8 hours, compared with 10 to 12 hours by existing superfast trains. The bid presently operates six days a week with scheduled stops astatine Yadgir, Raichur, Manthralayam Road, Guntakal, Anantapur, Sai P. Nilayam and Yelahanka.
The eight-coach Vande Bharat bid acceptable has a full seating capableness of 452 passengers — 400 Chair Car seats and 52 Executive Chair Car seats. Since its launch, the work has carried a full of 5,72,566 passengers up to February 2026. The bid has recorded an awesome occupancy complaint of 103.52% successful 2026, reflecting its increasing popularity among travellers.
