The 16535 / 16536 Gol Gumbaz Express is a daily express train running between Mysuru and Pandharpur. It is belongs to Indian Railways of South Western Railway zone, Hubballi railway division. Usually 165XX numbering is assigned to Bengaluru railway division[1][2][3][4]
Relevance
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 Mysuru, Bangalore, Tumkur from south Karnataka, and Haveri, Dharwad, Gadag, Bagalkot, Vijayapura from North Karnataka. Initially ran upto Solapur now upto extended Pandharpur.Template:Cn
Route and halts
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Schedule
- 16536 Gol Gumbaz Express leaves Pandharpur at 13:00 IST, arrive at 06:50 IST arrives in Mysuru jn at 10:45 IST at with an average speed of 52 km/h[4]
- 16535 Gol Gumbaz Express leaves Mysuru jn at 15:30 IST, arrives in Pandharpur 12:25 IST with an average speed of 52km/h.[1]
Traction
earlier was used to run with WDP-4. It is hauled by a Hubballi based WAP-7 from pandharapura to Hubballi and after reversing direction at Hubballi, a Krishnarajapuram Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive hauls the train for its remainder leg of journey from hubballi to Mysuru and vice-versa.
Rake sharing
This train shares its rake with 16591/16592 Hampi Express.[1][4]
Gallery
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Gol Gumbaz Express near Yeliyur
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Gol Gumbaz Express negotiating curve near Yeliyur
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Panorama view of Hampi & Gol Gumbaz Express rake parked at Mysore junction
Direction reversal
The train reverses its direction twice at;
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 16535/Gol Gumbaz Express - Mysuru jn to Pandharpur SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ↑ [IRFCA Indian Railways FAQ - Train Numbers]. www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ↑ what do the 5 digits in a train number mean?. erail.in(2017-10-24). Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 16536/Gol Gumbaz Express (PT) - Pandharpur to Mysuru Jn SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry. indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2024-06-15.