Bangalore Cantonment railway station

Bangalore
Indian Railway Station

View of platforms 1 and 2 at the station
Location Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore-560052, Karnataka
India
Coordinates 12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E / 12.99; 77.59Coordinates: 12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E / 12.99; 77.59
Elevation 929 meters
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Chennai Central-Bangalore City line
Platforms 3
Connections Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type At Grade
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code BNC
Zone(s) South Western
Electrified Yes

Bangalore Cantonment is one among the three important railway stations serving the city of Bangalore and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and nearby to Shivajinagar.[1][2] The Station started operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bangalore Cantonment - Jolarpettai train services by the Madras Railway. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the Bangalore Cantonment with Vellore district.[3]

Facilities

Amenities available at the station include Passenger Reservation Centre (PRS),[4] Waiting halls,[5] AC VIP lounge,[5] inquiry counters, essential stalls, Food plaza, ATM along with the other basic facilities.[6] Hand trolley facility are provided to porters for carrying luggage of passengers with no change in fare charged by the porters.[7]

Considering the need of medical services at the station by Bangalore Division of the South Western Railway opened a clinic in February, 2014 which would provide free emergency medical services for the train travellers.[8]

Expansion

Bangalore cantonment station got a face lift with the remodelled entrance and ticketing counter behind the platform 2 which was opened to public on January 2011 by K Muniyappa, Union minister of state for railways.[9]

Trains

South India's first Double Decker AC train has a stop at Bangalore Cantonment railway station.[10] Following is the table of list of trains passing through Bangalore Cantonment station every day.[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "All’s well at the Yeshwantpur Railway Station". Indian Express. 14 September 2011.
  3. ↑ R, Sunitha Rao (20 October 2011). "Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864" (Bangalore). Economic Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "New railway booking counter at Cantonment". The Hindu. 2 May 2008.
  5. 1 2 "Facilities at City, Cantonment rly stations to be renovated". Deccan Herald. 14 July 2006.
  6. ↑ "Amenities at Stations over South Western Railways" (PDF). South Western Railway. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hand trolleys launched at Cantonment railway station". Deccan Herald.
  8. ↑ "Railways to upgrade facilities at City stations". Deccan Herald. 1 Feb 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bangalore's Cantonment station gets a facelift, but passengers await a good canteen". Daily News and Analysis. 9 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai". Deccan Herald. 24 Feb 2013.
  11. ↑ "Trains at Bangalore Cantonment Railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station Details". indiantrains.org. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
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