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Gomteshwara Express is an Express train belonging to South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways that run between Yesvantpur Junction and Mangalore Junction in India. The name of the train is derived from the Gommateshwara statue which is a 57-foot (17 m) high monolithic statue located on Vindyagiri at Shravanbelagola in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1] This train is also called "Kudla Express''

Gomteshwara Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	9 April 2017
Current operator(s)	South Western Railways
Route
Termini	Yesvantpur Junction Mangalore Junction
Stops	12
Distance travelled	357 km (222 mi)
Average journey time	9 hours 23 mins
Service frequency	Tri-Weekly
Train number(s)	16575 / 16576
On-board services
Class(es)	Vistadome, AC Chair Car, Second Seater
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	No Pantry Car Coach attached
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB Coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	140 km/h (87 mph) maximum ,39 km/h (24 mph), including halts

Background

This train was inaugurated on 9 April 2017, From Mangaluru Junction flagged off by Suresh Prabhu (Former Minister of Railways) for Direct Connectivity between Mangalore and Bangalore with bypassing the Shravanbelagola and the ghat section of Karnataka.[2]

Service

The frequency of this train is tri-weekly and it covers the distance of 357 km with an average speed of 39 km/h.[3]

Routes

This train passes through Chikkabanavara, Kunigal, Shravanabelagola, Hassan Junction and Sakleshpur on both sides.[4]

Traction

As the route is not electrified so WDP-4D & WDM-3A pulls the train to its destination.

References

External links

• 16575 Gomteshwara Express
• 16576 Gomteshwara Express
• Vistadome coaches added from July 2021

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