Bangalore East railway station

Bengaluru East Beṅgaḷūru Pūrva Bengaluru Poorv
Indian Railways station
WAP-7 Royapuram skipping this station
General information
Location	Pottery Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment India
Coordinates	13°00′03″N 77°36′59″E / 13.0008518°N 77.6164147°E / 13.0008518; 77.6164147
Elevation	915 metres (3,002 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway
Line(s)	Chennai Central–Bangalore City, Bangalore–Kolar Gold Fields
Platforms	2
Connections	Fraser Town, Cox Town, Cooke Town
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Running
Station code	BNCE
Zone(s)	South Western Railways
Division(s)	Bangalore
History
Opened	1906
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bangalore Cantonment towards Bangalore City South Western Railway zone Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Baiyyappanahalli towards Yelahanka Junction, Salem Junction, Jolarpettai Junction or Chennai Central

Bengaluru East railway station, also known as Bangalore East railway station (station code: BNCE), is an old British-era railway station surrounded by Pottery Road, Kumaraswamy Naidu Road, Murgesha Mudaliar Road and Kenchappa Road. It is a small quaint station located in Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment. This station is very convenient for residents traveling towards or returning from Kolar Gold Fields or Madras. Express and Mail trains did not stop here until the 1920s. The station is now renovated with a larger platform. Adjacent to the railway station is the Bangalore East Football Grounds, which nowadays is more used for playing cricket.^[1][2] Well-known cartoonist Paul Fernandes remembers as a young boy befriending train drivers at this station and getting grease for his bicycle.^[3]