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New Delhi: In 1853, India's first passenger train operated, and over the years, the trains in our country have evolved to the latest versions. The technology has improved manifold since the British Raj introduced the railways in India, and it will always remain the coloniser's lasting legacy, even though they introduced it in the country for their benefit.
In a vast country like India, trains are of utmost importance when it comes to communication. Trains enable common people to easily travel to faraway places at a moderate price. Hence, the trains are arguably the most popular mode of public transport in the country. Earlier, the likes of the Rajdhani Express and the Shatabdi Express were the flagbearers of modern trains in the country.
On February 15, 2019, the Vande Bharat Express began to operate, and it changed the landscape of Indian Railways. A product of the government's 'Make in India' initiative, the air-conditioned, reserved chair car has greatly benefited the common people by bringing down the travel time by a great deal. Also, the country is soon going to get the sleeper version of the Vande Bharat Express.
Normally, a Vande Bharat Express train has eight, 16 or 20 coaches, and the trains are manufactured at Chennai's Integral Coach Factory. The maximum speed of the train can be 180 km per hour, with 160 km per hour being the optimum operational speed.
The train number of the Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is 22231/22232. It is the 42nd Vande Bharat Express train in India, and it connects Kalaburagi, a city in Karnataka, with the state's capital, which is also known as the 'Silicon Valley of India', Bengaluru. On March 12, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the express train via video conferencing from Ahmedabad. Indian Railways operates the train, and it connects Kalaburagi Junction, Raichur Junction, Yadgir, Mantralayam Road, Anantapur, Yelahanka Junction, Guntakal Junction, and SMVT Bengaluru.
The Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is the 40th second-generation and 26th Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train. The Integral Coach Factory at Chennai's Perambur designed and manufactured the train under the Make in India Initiative.
The 22231/22232 Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express train operates 6 days a week except on Friday. It leaves Kalaburagi at 5:15 am and arrives at Bengaluru at 2:00 pm.
The Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express covers a total distance of 548 km in 8 hrs and 45 minutes. The average speed of the train is 63 km per hour, and the maximum possible speed is 130 km per hour.
The ticket price of the Kalaburagi-SMVT Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express is reportedly almost the same as that of a normal Vande Bharat Express train. The fare may vary from Rs 900 to Rs 1,500, and for the executive coaches, it can be over Rs 2,000.
