The Gol Gumbaz Express is a tri-weekly Express running between Yeshvantapur and Solapur. Numbered 16535/36 the train is a Express train of Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 of South Western Railway Zone and Bangalore Division.

Relevance

The train is named after the famous Gol Gumbaz, a historical monument located in Bijapur.

Stops

Train runs via Arisikere, Davangere, Hubli, Gadag, Bagalkot

Bagalkot

Bagalkot or Bagalkote is a town in the Indian state of Karnataka. Bagalkot is the district headquarters of the Bagalkot district. It is one of the major towns in North Karnataka.-History:...

 and Bijapur

Bijapur, Karnataka

Bijapur Urdu:بیجاپور city is the district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnataka state. Bijapur city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of Adil Shahi dynasty...

to reach Solapur. Train takes 17 hrs to cover the 822km between Bangalore and Solapur

Speed and Timings

• Train No. 16536 Solapur Yeshvantapur Express leaves Solapur at 15:30hrs on Sunday tuesday and friday to reach Bangalore at 09:15hrs the next morning covering a distance of 822km in 17hrs 45 minutes at an average of 49km/h
• Train no. 16535 leaves Yeshvantapur at 19:45hrs on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday to reach Solapur at 13:25hrs the next day covering in 17 hrs 40 minutes at an average of 49 km/h.

The remaining 4 days are taken over by the Yeshvantapur-Bijapur Special which follows the same timings as Gol Gumbaz up to Bijapur

Rake Share

This train and its special variant shares rakes with 16591/92 Hampi Express with maintaincence at Bangalore