Bangalore City railway station

KSR Bangalore City railway station ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ
Indian Railway Station
KSR (Bengaluru City) main entrance
Other names	Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station
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)	Chennai Central-Bangalore City line
Platforms	10 (long distance)
Connections	Kempegowda Bus Station, Namma Metro
Construction
Parking	Available
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SBC
Zone(s)	South Western Railway
Division(s)	Bangalore railway division
History
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bangalore City railway station
Traffic
Passengers (2013 [1])	220,000 [1]
Location
Bangalore City railway station.

Bangalore City, officially known as Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna,^[2] is the main railway station serving the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.

Platforms 1 to 7 connect to the Chennai and Salem railway lines. On platforms 8 to 10, service trains arrive via Yeshwantpur from Hubli. Platforms 1 to 4 terminate at Bangalore. On platforms 5 to 10, service trains depart towards Mysore. 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, Mysore, Hubli via Tumkur, Birur. The Bangalore-Chennai railway line via Bangalore Cantonment, Bangarpet, is fully electrified and thrown open for traffic.

The station handles 88 trains a day, including 63 express trains, and is used by 220,000 commuters every day.^[3]

Bangalore city railway station shown on map

Location

Near Bangalore City railway station.

References

1. "Bangalore still on waitlist for better rail facilities". The Hindu. 2013-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
2. "South Central Railway Press Release".
3. "Bengaluru still on waitlist for better rail facilities". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

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