Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station
ಕ್ರಾಂತಿವೀರ ಸಂಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ರಾಯಣ್ಣ ರೈಲ್ವೆ ನಿಲ್ದಾಣ |
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Regional rail, Light rail, Commuter rail and Goods railway | |
Station main entrance
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Other names | Bangalore City railway station |
Location | Railway Station Road, Gubbi Cross, Bangalore, Karnataka India |
Coordinates | 12°58′42″N 77°34′10″E / 12.97833°N 77.56944°ECoordinates: 12°58′42″N 77°34′10″E / 12.97833°N 77.56944°E |
Elevation | 896.920 metres (2,942.65 ft) |
Owned by | Government of India |
Operated by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) | Chennai Central-Bangalore City line |
Platforms | 10 |
Tracks | 16 |
Connections |
Kempegowda Bus Station Namma Metro Purple Line |
Construction | |
Structure type | At–ground |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | SBC |
Zone(s) | South Western Railway zone |
Division(s) | Bangalore |
History | |
Electrified | Yes |
Previous names | Bangalore City railway station |
Traffic | |
Passengers (2013) | 220,000 |
Location | |
Bangalore City railway station, officially known as Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna railway station, is the main railway station serving the city of Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
It is located across the Kempegowda Bus Station. The station has 10 platforms and two entrances.
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 yet to be electrified since the doubling work at SriRanga Pattana is going on.
The station handles 88 trains a day, including 63 express trains, and is used by 220,000 commuters every day.
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. The foot-over-bridge is expected to open in June 2017.