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

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which is located about 14 km away from KSR Bengaluru station. 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 Bengaluru are Lal Bagh Express (12608) to Chennai operating 7 times a week, Kanyakumari Express (16526) to Kanyakumari operating 7 times a week, Chennai operating 6 times a week (Except Wednesdays) and (22625) Chennai–KSR Bengaluru Double Decker Express to Bengaluru 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 Outer Ring Road, Bangalore. The

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

Gallery

Some of this railway station pictures are shown below:- 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:KR Puram Hanging Bridge alongside KJM Railway Station.jpg, KR Puram Hanging Bridge File:Krishnarajapuram railway station (Night).jpg, Night view Platform File:Krishnarajapuram railway station (Night Pic - Mar '25).jpg, Front Entrance (Night view) as of March 2025

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 KSR Bengaluru–

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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 tankers from Whitefield, though a few express trains from Tamil Nadu and Kerala heading towards the north do use this line, bypassing KSR Bengaluru in the process. With the commencement of the Yesvantpur railway station all trains moving towards Bangarpet from yesvantpur are given a stop here.

Station Layout

This station consists of 4 platforms and 4 tracks which are connected by

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for passengers to board the express trains at the respective platforms. These platforms are built to accumulate 24-coach express trains.

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 Bengaluru Bengaluru railway division Railway junction stations in Karnataka