Bangarapet Junction railway station, also known as Bangarapete Junction railway station

History

Madras Cantonment to

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as a branch on the newly constructed Chennai–Beypur line in 1864. The station was then known by the name as

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Road for its proximity to the Kolar Gold fields and later christened as Bowringpet, the name of a District collector of the British of the area. Bangalore Mail started running around the same period, the exact date not being very clear. The wide

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line between Bowringpet (later Bangarapet) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by Mysore State Railway. The narrow-gauge Yeshvantapur–Devanhalli–Chikballapur line was opened in 1915 and was linked to Bangalore via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under Yelahanka-Bangarpet narrow-gauge line in 1918. Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet–Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a

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. Gauge conversion of Yelankha–Chickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then, gauge conversion of Chickballapur–Kolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013, thus connecting the entire network into an Yelankha–Bangarpet broad-gauge line. The broad gauge Bangarpet–Marikuppam line opened in 1894.

Electrification

The Mulanur–Bangarpet–Bangalore City sector was electrified in 1991–92.

Amenities

The Bangarapet railway station has a subscriber trunk dialing booth, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, vegetarian refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.

References

External links

Trains at Bangarpet
{{Railway stations in Karnataka Railway stations in Kolar district Bangalore railway division Railway stations opened in 1864