Bengaluru Contonment railway station, commonly known as Bangalore Cantonment railway station (station code: BNC) is one of the three important railway stations serving the city of
Bangalore
Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...
and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and nearby to
Shivajinagar. The Station started operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bangalore Cantonment –
Jolarpettai
Jolarpettai () is a railway town in Tirupattur district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a commuter rail hub in Southern Railway. It is 7 km from district Tirupattur and 18 km from Vaniyambadi.
As of 2011, the town had a population of 29,66 ...
train services by the
Madras Railway
The Madras Railway (full name Madras Railway Company) played a pioneering role in developing railways in southern India and was merged in 1908 with Southern Mahratta Railway to form Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway.
The Madras Railway was ...
. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the
Bangalore Cantonment
The Bangalore Cantonment (1806–1881) was a military cantonment of the British Raj based in the Indian city of Bangalore. The cantonment covered an area of , extending from the Residency on the west to Binnamangala on the east and from the Tanne ...
with
Vellore
Vellore (English: ), also spelt as Velur (), is a city and the administrative headquarters of Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Palar River in the northeastern part of Tamil Nadu and is separa ...
district.
A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bangalore Cantonment railway station.
Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.
Facilities
Amenities available at the station include Passenger Reservation Centre (PRS), Waiting halls,
AC VIP lounge,
enquiry counters, essential stalls, Food plaza, ATM along with the other basic facilities. Hand trolley facility are provided to
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for carrying luggage of passengers with no change in fare charged by the porters.
Considering the need of medical services at the station by Bengaluru Division of the South Western Railway opened a clinic in February, 2014 which would provide free emergency medical services for the train travellers.
Expansion
Bengaluru Cantonment station got a face lift with the remodelled entrance and ticketing counter behind the platform 2 which was opened to public in January 2011 by K Muniyappa, Union minister of state for railways.
Trains
Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express
The 22625 / 22626 Chennai–Bangalore AC Double Decker Express is a Double Decker Express connecting and . It is the 1st AC Double Decker Express in South India.
This train uses LHB coach. A Royapuram WAP-7 & Arakkonam WAP-4 locomotive, whic ...
has a stop at Bengaluru Cantonment railway station.
Following is the table of list of trains passing through Bangalore Cantonment station every day.
See also
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Bangalore East railway station
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, is a small qu ...
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Bangalore City railway station
Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna - Bengaluru Station, commonly known as KSR Bengaluru station, Bengaluru City railway station or Bangalore City railway station (station code: SBC) is the main railway station serving the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, ...
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Yeshvantapur railway station
Yesvantpur Junction railway station also Yeshwanthapura Junction railway station (station code: YPR) is one of the three important stations which serves the city of Bangalore which is located in Yesvantpur locality. It is one of the developing ...
References
External links
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Bangalore Civil and Military Station
Railway stations in Bangalore
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