Gomteshwara Express

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

Background

This train was inaugurated on 9 April 2017, From flagged off by Suresh Prabhu for Direct Connectivity between Mangalore and Bangalore via Shravanbelagola and the ghat section of Karnataka.

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.

Routes

This train passes through Chikkabanavara, Kunigal, Shravanabelagola,, Sakleshpur, Kabaka Puttur and Bantwala on both sides.

Traction

As the entire route is fully electrified, it is hauled by Electric Loco Shed, Krishnarajapuram based WAP-7 on its entire journey.