Krishnarajapuram railway station, also known as Krishnarajapura railway station (station code: KJM) is a suburb station located in

Krishnarajapuram Krishnarajapuram or K.R. Puram, officially Krishnarajapuram, is a neighborhood of in North-Eastern Bangalore, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is one of the zones of BBMP. It is located from Bangalore City railway station. Th ...

which is located about 14 km away from the

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. It is one of the important railway station serving the

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and most of the trains have a stop here. Some of the major routes include to the places of

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, Chennai Central, and Patna Jn. Some of the popular trains traveling to Bangalore are

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(12608) to Chennai operating 7 times a week, Kanyakumari Express (16526) to Kanyakumari operating 7 times a week, and (22625)

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to Bangalore operating 7 times a week.

Location

Krishnarajapuram railway station (station code: KJM) is located at the junction of the Old Madras Road ( NH 4) and

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. The

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of Old Madras Road crosses the tracks just near the station.

Gallery

File:Krishnarajapuram railway station in Bangalore City 03.jpg, Station Platform File:Krishnarajapuram Railway Station (Back Entrance).jpg, Back Entrance of KJM Railway Station File:Krishnarajapuram railway station (Night).jpg, Night view Platform File:KR Puram Hanging Bridge alongside KJM Railway Station.jpg, KR Puram Hanging Bridge

Structure & expansion

Krishnarajapuram station has about 4 platforms and 2 thorough tracks for non-stopping trains. Most of the long-distance trains stop at platform 4, while incoming trains heading to Bangalore City stop at platform 3. Platform 1 is long enough only for eight coaches so it is used for goods and mail trains. And apart from that existing platforms could accommodate only 19 coaches whereas all the trains which stop here have 24 coaches which causes inconvenience to the passengers. So the extension of the platforms were approved by the railways which was completed in fifteen days.

Junction

Krishnarajapuram railway station is a junction on the

–

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main line with a line from

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joining the track into the station. However the Guntakal track is mostly used by freight trains and oil

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from Whitefield, though a few express trains from Tamil Nadu and Kerala heading towards the north do use this line, bypassing Bangalore in the process. With the commencement of the

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all trains moving towards

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from Yeshvantapur are given a stop here.

Connectivity

This station is well connected to many parts of the city by BMTC buses. This station has two entrances to access it, the KR Puram – Outer Ring Road (South entrance) where the bus stops are and the other Vijinapura – KR Puram Market road (North entrance) which is far less crowded.

References

External links

Satellite Map of Krishnarajapuram Railway StationPhotos of the Cable bridge over Krishnarajapuram Railway Station
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnarapuram Railway Station Railway stations in Bangalore Bangalore railway division Railway junction stations in Karnataka