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Chalukya Express

Chalukya Express connects Mumbai with Bangalore. That is Chalukya Express operates between Yesvantpur Junction in Bangalore and Dadar in Mumbai.The train is named so because its route passes is right through the erstwhile Chalukya Empire heartland.

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halukya Express connects Mumbai with Bangalore.
There are two tri-weekly trains called Chalukya Express, one connects Puducherry with Dadar while the second connects Tirunelveli with Dadar. Both Connects Yesvantpur with Hubli en-route.

The train is named so because its route passes is right through the erstwhile Chalukya Empire heartland.

It almost takes a full day and a full night to cover the 1200 km (746 miles) or so distance between Mumbai and Bangalore. By the way a Bangalore Mumbai flight takes about 1 hour 30 minutes.Basically Chalukya Express is a pair of trains operate on 6 days in a week on either directions.

Though it is aptly name as Chalukya Express, this is not the most convenient train for Pattadakal, especially if you are traveling from Bangalore to Pattadakal. That’s because the closest you can reach is Hubli Junction.

Pattadakal (Badami Station) is good 250 km ( 155 miles) on a different route. Your best bet for reaching Pattadakal from Bangalore is the Solapur bound Golgumbaz Express (Solapur Express , Train No: 16535 & 16536). Get down directly at Badami, which the railway station for Pattadakal. On the other hand if you are traveling to Pattadakal from Mumbai side, look for a train to Hubli or Gadag. From there find another connection to Badami.

For folk from Bangalore, check out Bangalore to Badami trains, for other train travel options and also you may want to explore Bangalore to Badami by bus.

Note: For accurate and up-to-date details, please check all the details with the official website of Indian Railways.
Chalukya Express connects Puducherry and Tirunelveli with Dadar via Hubli.

Chalukya Express

Chalukya Express Route

Chalukya Express connects Puducherry and Tirunelveli with Dadar via Hubli.

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Pattadakal , Karnataka

Pattadakal (Pattadakallu in local language ) in the Indian state of Karnataka is renowned for the group of the 8th century CE monuments. Pattadakal is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Virupaksha temple

The Virupaksha Temple of Pattadakal signifies the high watermark of the Early Chalykyan architecture. This temple was built in commemoration to the victory of the Chalykyas over the Pallavas of the Kanchipuram.

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Train connections for Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal

Badami , located about 22 km (14 miles) southwest of Pattadakal is the nearest railway station for Pattadakal. Badami (Station Code:BDM ) itself is on the less busy Solapur-Gadag route. This means, there are not many long distance trains connect Badami directly with other metro cities in the region. However there are a few convenient express and local train connections for Badami.

Chalukya Dynasty

The history of Chalukyas is a bit complicated with controversies and ambiguities ; and often riddled with myths and legends. Complicated, because there were many dynasties ( to be specific three ) shared the name Chalukya. Before going further into this, let's first see where was this Chalukya Empire, as it is often referred, existed in India. Those of you with an understanding of the India's geography , imagine the Indian heartland bordered by two rivers - Narmada in the north and Kaveri in the south. Well, what lies between these two rivers was practically the span of Chalukyan Empire at its peak.

Golgumbaz Express | Solapur Express

Golgumbaz Express (Train Number 6535 / 6536) is a tri-weekly express train between Solapur and Bangalore( Yesvantpur Junction). In the Yesvantpur to Solapur route it is called Solapur Express and in the return route it is called Golgumbaz Express.

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