Bangarapet Junction railway station

Bangarapet Junction (station code: BWT) (earlier called Bowringpet) is located in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Bangarapet, And is the nearest Junction to Kolar Gold Fields and Kolar

Bangarapet Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	State Highway 95, Bangarapet, Kolar District, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°59′06″N 78°10′43″E
Elevation	815 metres (2,674 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway
Line(s)	Chennai Central-Bangalore City line Yelankha-Bangarpet line Bangarpet-Marikuppam line
Platforms	6
Tracks	10
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BWT
Division(s)	Bangalore railway division
History
Opened	1864
Electrified	Yes
Location
Bangarpet railway station Location in Karnataka

History

Madras Railway connected Bangalore Cantonment to Jolarpettai as a branch on the newly constructed Chennai- Beypur line in 1864. The station was then known by the name as Kolar Road for its proximity to the Kolar Gold fields and later christened as Bowringpet the name of a District collector of Britishers of the area. Bangalore Mail started running around the same period the exact date not being very clear .[1]

The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow gauge 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 Bangarpet-Bangalore Narrow gauge line in 1918.[2] Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet-Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus.[3] 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 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Bangarpet-Marikuppam line came up in 1894.[4]

Electrification

The Mulanur-Bangarpet-Bangalore City sector was electrified in 1991-92.[5]

Amenities

Bangarapet railway station has a subscriber trunk dialing booth, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, vegetarian refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.[6]

References

1. "IR History – Early days". 1832-1869. IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
2. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
3. Satish, Shalini. "Railcar's last stop". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
4. "Chapter VII – Transport and Communications" (PDF). Railway lines opened for traffic in the state since 1861, page 290. Karnataka Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
6. "Bangarpet railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

External links

• Trains at Bangarpet

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Varadapur		South Western Railway zone Chennai Central-Bangalore City line		Maralahalli
Terminus		South Western Railway zone Bangarapet-Kolar-Yelahanka line		Kolar
Terminus		South Western Railway zone Bangarapet-Marikuppam branch line		BEML Nagar