Kalaburagi – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express (22231 / 22232)

Timetable last checked 12 November 2026 (data from 11 November 2026). Fares checked 13 November 2026.

Train summary

Which Bangalore station? This Vande Bharat train uses SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB), the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal at Baiyappanahalli in east Bengaluru. It does not go to KSR Bengaluru (SBC) at Majestic, Yesvantpur or Bengaluru Cantonment, so search for “SMVB” on IRCTC; a search to “SBC” will not show it. The terminal began handling trains on 6 June 2022 and is named after Sir M. Visvesvaraya. Source: The Quint The one other Bengaluru stop is Yelhanka Jn (YNK), usually written Yelahanka, in the north of the city, 17 km before SMVT on 22231 and 18 km after it on 22232. If you live in north Bengaluru, Yelahanka saves the drive across the city: 22231 gets there at 12:58, 1 h 12 min before SMVT, and 22232 calls there at 15:09, 29 minutes after leaving SMVT.

Gulbarga or Kalaburagi? They are the same city. Older timetables and many people still say Gulbarga, but IRCTC lists the station as Kalaburagi (KLBG), and that is the name to type when you book.

What changed since launch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Kalaburagi–Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru Vande Bharat on 12 March 2024, as one of ten new Vande Bharat trains launched that day from an event in Ahmedabad. Source: PIB Before the launch it was described as the first Vande Bharat Express to the Kalyana Karnataka region, and the timings announced then were 05:15 from Kalaburagi and 23:30 back into Kalaburagi, with stops at Raichur, Mantralayam Road, Guntakal, Anantapur and Yelahanka only. Source: The News Minute The train now leaves Kalaburagi at 06:10, gets back at 22:40, and also stops at Yadgir and Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam. Many articles that still rank in search show the 2024 times, a KSR Bengaluru terminus or stops such as Wadi and Adoni that the train does not make today. Go by the tables below, and check NTES or IRCTC for your date.

22231 Kalaburagi to SMVT Bengaluru timetable

22232 SMVT Bengaluru to Kalaburagi timetable

All stops are on the same day. For live running status, use NTES with train number 22231 or 22232.

Although both ends are in Karnataka, the middle of the route runs through Andhra Pradesh: Mantralayam Road, Guntakal Jn, Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam are all Andhra Pradesh stations. That makes this Vande Bharat Express useful for Rayalaseema travellers heading to Bengaluru as well as for north Karnataka. See the Andhra Pradesh Vande Bharat list and the Karnataka Vande Bharat list for the other trains in both states.

Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat boarding guide: every stop

Every stop below is a boarding and alighting point, and IRCTC sells tickets between any two of them. Times are scheduled; check live running on NTES on the day.

Train 22231, Kalaburagi → SMVT Bengaluru, and its return 22232 (times for 22231 first):

• Yadgir (YG). 22231 arrives at 06:49 and leaves at 06:50, 39 min and 76 km after Kalaburagi, with 7 h 20 min and 482 km still to go to Bengaluru. The halt is one minute, so be at the right coach position before the train comes in. In the other direction, 22232 calls here at 21:04.
• Raichur (RC). 22231 arrives at 07:38 and leaves at 07:40, 1 h 28 min and 145 km out of Kalaburagi, with 6 h 30 min and 413 km to go. 22232 calls here at 20:18.
• Mantralayam Road (MALM). 22231 arrives at 07:58 and leaves at 08:00, 1 h 48 min and 173 km out, with 6 h 10 min and 385 km to go. 22232 calls here at 19:48.
• Guntakal Jn (GTL). 22231 arrives at 09:00 and leaves at 09:05, the longest halt on the route at five minutes, 2 h 50 min and 266 km out, with 5 h 5 min and 292 km to go. 22232 calls here at 18:37.
• Anantapur (ATP). 22231 arrives at 10:03 and leaves at 10:05, 3 h 53 min and 333 km out, with 4 h 5 min and 225 km to go. 22232 calls here at 17:33.
• Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam (SSPN). The station for Puttaparthi. 22231 arrives at 11:13 and leaves at 11:15, 5 h 3 min and 400 km out, with 2 h 55 min and 158 km to go. 22232 calls here at 16:45.
• Yelhanka Jn (YNK). 22231 arrives at 12:58 and leaves at 13:00, 6 h 48 min and 541 km out, with 1 h 10 min and 17 km to go to SMVT. 22232 calls here at 15:09.

To board at an intermediate station, search from that station on IRCTC, or change the boarding point of an existing e-ticket once, up to the final chart. See the ticket change guide.

Raichur Vande Bharat

Raichur (RC) is the third station on the line, and for Raichur passengers this train works as a direct Raichur–Bengaluru Vande Bharat. Train 22231 leaves Raichur at 07:40 and reaches SMVT Bengaluru at 14:10, 6 h 30 min for 413 km. Going home, 22232 leaves SMVT at 14:40 and reaches Raichur at 20:18, 5 h 38 min later. The Bengaluru-bound train is 52 minutes slower over this stretch, mostly because it takes 1 h 10 min over the last 17 km from Yelahanka to SMVT, against 29 minutes the other way. Raichur also gets an evening Vande Bharat to Kalaburagi on 22232, except on Thursday: it leaves Raichur at 20:20 and arrives at 22:40.

Mantralayam Road on the Vande Bharat

Mantralayam Road (MALM) is a stop in both directions. From Bengaluru, 22232 leaves SMVT at 14:40 and reaches Mantralayam Road at 19:48, 5 h 8 min later, which suits an evening arrival and a morning visit. The way back is 22231 the next morning at 08:00, arriving SMVT Bengaluru at 14:10. From Kalaburagi, the station is 1 h 48 min away on 22231. Confirm how you will get from the station to Mantralayam town before you travel, especially on 22232’s late-evening arrival.

Kalaburagi to Bangalore Vande Bharat ticket price

Fares are for one adult, General quota, with the meal, checked 13 November 2026. They are IRCTC fares as recorded by erail.in, and we kept a figure only where it agreed with erail’s own calculation from the official fare rules, so confirm on IRCTC before you pay. A dash means we could not confirm that fare: for 22231 in CC from Kalaburagi, check IRCTC for the current price. Fares from Yadgir, Raichur or the Andhra Pradesh stops, and to Yelahanka, are lower than the full Kalaburagi–SMVT fare.

On 22232 the gap between the two classes is ₹1,260, with CC at ₹1,495 and EC at ₹2,755. In EC, the morning train from Kalaburagi costs ₹65 more than the afternoon train from Bengaluru over the same 558 km. Since the base fare depends on distance and class, the difference most likely comes from the catering charge, which IRCTC shows in the fare breakdown when you book. Choosing No Food lowers the price by the meal charge on either train. See the food guide for what is served.

The fare is built from a base fare (1.4 times Shatabdi in CC and 1.3 times in EC), reservation and superfast charges, GST and the optional meal. Source: PIB There is no dynamic fare, so the price does not rise as seats fill up. Source: PIB, February 2026 See how Vande Bharat ticket prices work, or estimate a station pair with the fare calculator.

CC or EC to Bengaluru? For eight hours in the seat, the difference matters more than on a short route. EC has wider 2+2 seating against 3+2 in CC; the CC vs EC guide compares the two, and the seats guide explains which seat numbers are by the window.

Can you go and return the same day by Vande Bharat?

Not between Kalaburagi and Bengaluru. Train 22231 reaches SMVT Bengaluru at 14:10 and 22232 leaves at 14:40, which is only 30 minutes, and the next 22231 does not reach Bengaluru until the following afternoon. From Bengaluru, 22232 reaches Kalaburagi at 22:40 and 22231 leaves at 06:10 the next morning, so a Kalaburagi visit needs at least one night.

A day trip does work from the Kalaburagi end to stations along the line, because 22231 passes them in the morning and 22232 comes back in the evening:

• Kalaburagi to Raichur: arrive 07:38, return at 20:20. That leaves 12 h 42 min in Raichur, and you are back in Kalaburagi at 22:40.
• Kalaburagi to Anantapur: arrive 10:03, return at 17:35, giving 7 h 32 min.
• Kalaburagi to Puttaparthi (SSPN): arrive 11:13, return at 16:47, giving 5 h 34 min.

Both trains must run on the same day. 22231 does not run on Friday and 22232 does not run on Thursday, so a same-day round trip from Kalaburagi works only from Saturday to Wednesday. A late arrival cuts your time on the ground, so leave a buffer. The same-day return planner checks this for any pair of stations, and the running days checker confirms a date.

The different days off also matter for longer trips. If you go to Bengaluru on 22231 on a Thursday, you can return on 22232 on Friday, but you cannot leave Kalaburagi on a Friday or Bengaluru on a Thursday on this Vande Bharat train.

Booking the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat train

Booking for 22231 and 22232 opens on IRCTC 60 days before the journey, at 08:00 IST, not counting the journey day. For a journey on Tuesday 12 January 2027, booking opens on Friday 13 November 2026 at 08:00. Do not pick a Friday for 22231 or a Thursday for 22232: IRCTC will not show the train on its day off. Find the opening date for your trip with the booking date calculator.

If CC is full, look at EC before taking a waiting-list ticket. A ticket still waitlisted when the chart is made is cancelled and refunded automatically, less ₹60 clerkage plus GST (₹63) per passenger.

Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST the day before the train leaves its first station: the day before at Kalaburagi for 22231, and the day before at SMVT Bengaluru for 22232. A confirmed Tatkal ticket gets no refund if you cancel. See the Tatkal guide.

The booking guide covers IRCTC step by step, including quotas, waiting lists and how to choose a seat.

Refund if you cancel a Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat ticket

The refund bands are counted from the train’s scheduled departure at its first station, so a passenger boarding 22231 at Raichur still works from the 06:10 departure from Kalaburagi. For a confirmed ticket, per passenger, with 5% GST on the charge, using the 72, 24 and 8-hour bands the Ministry of Railways announced in March 2026:

• 22231 in EC (₹2,820): cancel more than 72 hours before and you get back about ₹2,568; 72 to 24 hours before, about ₹2,080; 24 to 8 hours before, about ₹1,340; less than 8 hours before, nothing.
• 22232 in CC (₹1,495): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,306; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,103; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹710; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 22232 in EC (₹2,755): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,503; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹2,032; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,309; less than 8 hours, nothing.

For 22231 in CC, apply the same bands to the fare on your ticket: a flat ₹180 plus GST more than 72 hours out, then 25% and 50% of the fare plus GST. IRCTC’s published refund rules still show the older 48, 12 and 4-hour cut-offs, so the IRCTC cancellation screen is final. The Vande Bharat cancellation charges guide explains both sets of bands, and the refund calculator and cancellation deadline tool give your own figure and clock times.

When is the chart prepared for the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat?

• 22231 leaves Kalaburagi at 06:10, so its first chart is prepared by 20:00 the evening before.
• 22232 leaves SMVT Bengaluru at 14:40, so its first chart is prepared by 04:40 on the day of travel (10 hours before departure).

After the first chart, waiting-list tickets are settled and your coach and seat number appear on the PNR. Check it on IRCTC or the Indian Railways PNR enquiry. The chart preparation time tool works it out for any date.

Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat FAQs

What is the timing of the Kalaburagi to Bangalore Vande Bharat? Train 22231 leaves Kalaburagi at 06:10 and reaches SMVT Bengaluru at 14:10, a journey of 8 hours.

What is the timing of the Bangalore to Gulbarga Vande Bharat? Train 22232 leaves SMVT Bengaluru at 14:40 and reaches Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) at 22:40, also 8 hours.

Which station in Bengaluru does the Kalaburagi Vande Bharat use? SMVT Bengaluru (SMVB), the Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal at Baiyappanahalli, not KSR Bengaluru. It also stops at Yelhanka Jn (YNK) in north Bengaluru.

On which day does the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat not run? 22231 from Kalaburagi does not run on Friday. 22232 from Bengaluru does not run on Thursday.

What is the Kalaburagi to Bangalore Vande Bharat ticket price? ₹2,820 in EC with the meal on 22231. The return 22232 is ₹1,495 in CC and ₹2,755 in EC (checked 13 November 2026; confirm on IRCTC). We could not confirm the CC fare on 22231, so check it on IRCTC.

Does the Vande Bharat stop at Raichur? Yes. 22231 calls at Raichur (RC) at 07:38 towards Bengaluru, and 22232 at 20:18 towards Kalaburagi.

Does the Kalaburagi Vande Bharat stop at Mantralayam Road? Yes. Mantralayam Road (MALM) is at 07:58 on 22231 and 19:48 on 22232.

Does it stop at Yadgir and Puttaparthi? Yes. Yadgir (YG) at 06:49 and Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam (SSPN), the Puttaparthi station, at 11:13 on 22231; 21:04 and 16:45 on 22232.

How many stops does the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express have? Seven intermediate stops: Yadgir (YG), Raichur (RC), Mantralayam Road (MALM), Guntakal Jn (GTL), Anantapur (ATP), Sri Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam (SSPN) and Yelhanka Jn (YNK), in reverse order on 22232.

Does the train stop at Wadi or KSR Bengaluru? No. Some 2024 articles list Wadi, Shahabad, Adoni or KSR Bengaluru, but the current timetable has none of them.

When does booking open for the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat? 60 days before the journey at 08:00 IST on IRCTC. For Tuesday 12 January 2027, it opens on Friday 13 November 2026.

When is the chart prepared for 22231 and 22232? For 22231, which leaves at 06:10, by 20:00 the evening before. For 22232, which leaves at 14:40, by 04:40 on the day of travel.

When was the Kalaburagi Bengaluru Vande Bharat launched? It was flagged off on 12 March 2024, one of ten new Vande Bharat trains launched by the Prime Minister that day.

Related routes

• All Vande Bharat trains in Karnataka
• All Vande Bharat trains in Andhra Pradesh
• Mumbai – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Sleeper via Kalaburagi
• Full Vande Bharat route list

Sources

Timetable, stops and running days: erail 22231, erail 22232, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt 22231 and ConfirmTkt 22232, 11 November 2026. Fares: erail.in’s IRCTC fare data, cross-checked against its fare calculation, 13 November 2026. Launch: PIB. Launch timings and stops: The News Minute. SMVT Bengaluru: The Quint. Fare rules: PIB, PIB, February 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.