Bangalore City railway station
Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City | |
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Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods railway station | |
Station main entrance | |
Location |
Railway Station Road, Gubbi Cross, Bangalore, Karnataka India |
Coordinates | 12°58′42″N 77°34′10″E / 12.97833°N 77.56944°ECoordinates: 12°58′42″N 77°34′10″E / 12.97833°N 77.56944°E |
Elevation | 896.920 metres (2,942.65 ft) |
Owned by | Government of India |
Operated by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) | Triple Electric Line |
Platforms | 10 |
Connections |
Kempegowda Bus Station Namma Metro Purple Line Namma Metro Green Line |
Construction | |
Structure type | At–ground |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | SBC |
Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone |
Division(s) | Bangalore |
History | |
Electrified | Yes, 1993 |
Previous names | Bangalore City railway station |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2013[1]) | 220,000[1] |
Location | |
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Bangalore City railway station (Station code: SBC), officially known as Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station,[2] is the main railway station serving the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.It is the second busiest railway station in South India after the Chennai Central in Chennai
Location
It is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.
Platforms
Platforms 1 to 7 connect to the Chennai and Salem railway lines. On platforms 8 to 10, service trains arrive via Yeshwantpur from Hubballi-Dharwad. Platforms 1 to 4 terminate at Bangalore. On platforms 5 to 10, service trains depart towards Mysuru. There are railway lines between Platforms 4 and 5 that are used as the railway yard. There are 5 railway lines passing from Bangalore City railway station - to Hyderabad via Guntakal, Chennai via Krishnarajapuram, Salem via Hosur, Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad via Tumkur, Birur. The Bangalore-Chennai railway line via Bangalore Cantonment, Bangarpet, is fully electrified and open for traffic. The Bangalore- Mysore line is also doubled and electrified.
Connections
The railway station is served by City Railway Station metro station on the Namma Metro's Purple Line, which opened on 30 April 2016. Later that year, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) decided to construct a foot-over-bridge from the metro station until the boundary of the railway station, while the South Western Railway, would complete the rest of the work. The foot-over-bridge is expected to open in June 2017.[3][4]
The railway station is also served by Kempegowda Bus Station.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Bangalore still on waitlist for better rail facilities". The Hindu. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
- ↑ "South Central Railway Press Release". South Central Railway zone. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff. "Wait for FOB to City Railway Station gets longer". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ↑ Reporter, Staff. "Wait for metro-city railway station bridge gets longer". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bangalore City railway station. |
- Bangalore City railway station at the India Rail Info