The fastest intrastate train in Karnataka! Covered Bangalore Hubli(Kundgol) in under 6 hours! That's an average of close to 80kmph!
Vande Bharat could run on this slot in the future.
This is truly...
more... a crack train. Running time can be reduced by 1 hour and made to cover Bengaluru Hubballi in under 6 hours PTT.
Train departed about half an hour behind schedule from SBC. We trailed the Tumkur Shimoga DEMU for 3-4 block stations and had to halt behind it every time causing some delay enroute. At Kundgol and Hubli South, we had to halt for quite some time due to track work/platform unavailability.
Sleeper and AC coaches were empty whereas general was packed. TTEs did chase away some general passengers from the sleeper coaches.
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please wait...Translate to EnglishDamn, this train in Karnataka is lit! It covered Bangalore Hubli(Kundgol) in less than 6 hours! That means it was going at around 80kmph on average! Vande Bharat better take some notes because this train is killing it. They could bring down the travel time to under 6 hours between Bengaluru and Hubballi, no problem.
The train left about 30 minutes late from SBC and we had to follow this slow-ass Tumkur Shimoga DEMU for a few stations, which caused some delays. And at Kundgol and Hubli South, we had to stop for a while because of some track work or platform issues.
The sleeper and AC coaches were empty, while the general compartments were packed. The ticket checkers did kick out some people from the sleeper coaches though, haha!
Check out this video if you want: [Link]
