Bangalore City railway station

Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station). Formerly known as Bangalore City Railway Station(until 2014) and Bengaluru City Railway Station(until 2016),[1]; station code: SBC[2]) is the main railway station serving the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is the second busiest inter-city railway station in South India after Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M G Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Chennai. It is the busiest railway station in South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ (ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು)
Express train, Passenger train, Commuter rail and Goods railway station
View of the Main Entrance
Other names	KSR Bengaluru/Bengaluru City Railway Station
Location	Railway Station Road, Gubbi Cross, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560023  India.
Coordinates	12°58′42″N 77°34′10″E
Elevation	896.920 metres (2,942.65 ft)
Owned by	Government of India
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Bangalore–Arsikere–Hubli line Chennai Central-Bangalore City line Mysore-Bangalore railway line Guntakal-Bangalore section
Platforms	10
Tracks	25
Connections	Kempegowda Bus Station Namma Metro Purple Line Namma Metro Green Line
Construction
Structure type	At–ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SBC
Zone(s)	South Western Railway zone
Division(s)	Bengaluru
History
Opened	1968
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Bangalore City railway station(1968-2014) Bengaluru City railway station(2014-2016)
Traffic
Passengers	5,50,000/day
Services
Location
Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station).

Location

It is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.

Platforms

Platforms 1 to 7 connect to the Chennai and Salem railway lines. On platforms 8 to 10, service trains arrive via Yeshwantpur from Hubballi-Dharwad. Platforms 1 to 4 terminate at Bangalore. On platforms 5 to 10, service trains depart towards Mysuru. There are railway lines between Platforms 4 and 5 that are used as the railway yard. There are 5 railway lines passing from Bangalore City railway station – to Hyderabad via Guntakal, Chennai via Krishnarajapuram, Salem via Hosur, Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad via Tumkur, Birur. The Bangalore-Chennai railway line via Bangalore Cantonment, Bangarpet, is fully electrified and open for traffic. The Bangalore- Mysore line is also doubled and electrified.

Connections

The railway station is served by City Railway Station metro station on the Namma Metro's Purple Line, which opened on 30 April 2016. Later that year, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) decided to construct a foot-over-bridge from the metro station until the boundary of the railway station, while the South Western Railway, would complete the rest of the work.[3][4] The foot overbridge connecting platform 10 with the metro station was opened on 18 February 2019. The BMRC reported that monthly ridership at the metro station was 175,000 passengers per day prior to opening the bridge, and increased to 250,000 two months after its opening.[5]

The railway station is also served by Kempegowda Bus Station.

See also

• Mysore-Bangalore railway line

KSR Bengaluru shown on map

References

1. "South Central Railway Press Release". South Central Railway zone. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
3. Reporter, Staff. "Wait for FOB to City Railway Station gets longer". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
4. Reporter, Staff. "Wait for metro-city railway station bridge gets longer". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
5. "Bridge linking boosts Bengaluru metro ridership". Deccan Herald. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

External links

• Bangalore City railway station at the India Rail Info