Train tickets to Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola, the great Digambar centre in Karnataka, is home to the 57-foot monolithic Gommateshwara (Bahubali) on Vindhyagiri, with the Chandragiri temples facing it. The town has its own station on the Bengaluru–Hassan line, about 3.5 km away, with daily trains from Bengaluru. The climb up Vindhyagiri is some 614–700 rock-cut steps. We book the trains for families and sanghs.
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The railhead for Shravanabelagola
Shravanabelagola (SBGA)
On the Bengaluru–Hassan line, about 3.5 km from the town.
Hassan (HAS)
About 48–52 km away, with weekly trains from Delhi and Pune.
Bengaluru
The connection point for sanghs from the rest of India — premium trains in, then the daily trains on to Shravanabelagola.
Trains to Shravanabelagola
Direct trains run from Bengaluru only; from elsewhere we book you into Bengaluru and on.
Hassan Intercity
Bengaluru ↔ Hassan, via Shravanabelagola
AC Chair Car
Daily — a day train from Bengaluru.
Solapur–Hassan Express
Solapur ↔ Hassan, via Shravanabelagola
First AC · 2A · 3A
Daily — the train with First AC.
Gomteshwara Express
Bengaluru ↔ Shravanabelagola line
AC Chair Car
Three days a week.
From Delhi & Pune
Weekly trains to Hassan
First AC (shared coach)
One a week, to Hassan, about 50 km from Shravanabelagola.
Booking a Shravanabelagola yatra
- From Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai or Hyderabad, the usual plan is a premium train to Bengaluru and the daily train on to Shravanabelagola — we book both legs together.
- The next Mahamastakabhisheka is expected around 2030, but no dates are announced yet. The last was in February 2018.
- October to February is the best season for the climb.
How we book a sangh
The same care on every booking — whether it is a family of six or a sangh of two hundred.
Many PNRs, booked together
Every booking holds up to six yatris — four on Tatkal — so a sangh is several bookings made together, with families kept side by side wherever the train allows.
Elders in the right berth
First AC and 2A for elders who need comfort and lower berths, 3A and Sleeper where that suits the group. We ask about every yatri's needs before booking.
One list on WhatsApp
Every PNR reaches the organiser on WhatsApp, with a list of who is in which coach and berth — ready to share with the sangh.
Each yatri counts
Only a confirmed berth counts, passenger by passenger. Anyone in the sangh left without one gets a 100% refund, even if the others travel.
Onward and return together
Long yatras link several tirths. We book every leg — out, between tirths and home — so the whole journey is planned before anyone sets off.
Invoices for trusts
When a trust, samaj or company books, we issue a GST invoice.
Only a confirmed berth counts. RAC doesn't.
App guarantees treat RAC as a success: you share a berth overnight and they pay nothing. We don't. If we can't deliver a confirmed (CNF) berth, you get a 100% refund, no questions asked — usually the same day, and always within 48 hours of asking — or the alternative that suits you better.
Shravanabelagola by train, answered
Does Shravanabelagola have a railway station?+
Yes — Shravanabelagola station on the Bengaluru–Hassan line, about 3.5 km from the town, with daily trains from Bengaluru.
How many steps is the climb to Gommateshwara?+
Sources give between 614 and about 700 rock-cut steps up Vindhyagiri. Elders often take it slowly, early in the day.
When is the next Mahamastakabhisheka?+
It is expected around 2030, but no official dates are announced. When they are, trains to Shravanabelagola and Hassan will fill fast — tell us early and we'll be ready when booking opens.
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