Bengaluru Cantonment Beṅgaḷūru Daṇḍu Bengaluru Chhaavanee | |||||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
.jpg) Station Board with the DEMU Maintenance Yard | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Bengaluru Cantt. / Bangalore Cantt. | ||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore-560052, Karnataka India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 929 meters | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chennai Central–Bangalore City line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 (1A, 1, 2, (3 is for DEMU only)) | ||||||||||
| Connections | Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | BNC | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Western | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bangalore Cant (station code: BNC[1]) is one of the four important railway stations serving the city of Bangalore and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and adjoins Fraser Town, Benson Town and Shivajinagar.[2][3] 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.[4] A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bangalore Cantonment railway station.[5] Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.[6]
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Bangalore Cantonment railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
- ^ "All's well at the Yeshwantpur Railway Station". Indian Express. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
- ^ R, Sunitha Rao (20 October 2011). "Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864". No. Bangalore. Economic Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Trains plying through Bangalore Cantonment railway station". IndianRailways.info. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ^ "Stations directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station". IndianRailways.info. Retrieved 21 September 2016.