Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bengaluru Cant (station code: BNC) is one of the four important railway stations serving the city of Bengaluru and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and adjoins Fraser Town, Benson Town and Shivajinagar. The Station started operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bengaluru Cantonment – Jolarpettai train services by the Madras Railway. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the Bengaluru Cantonment with Vellore district. A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bengaluru Cantonment railway station. Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bengaluru Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.
Facilities Amenities available at the station include Passenger Reservation Centre (PRS), Waiting halls, AC VIP lounge, enquiry counters, essential stalls, Food plaza, ATM along with the other basic facilities. Hand trolley facility are provided to porters for carrying luggage of passengers with no change in fare charged by the porters.
Considering the need of medical services at the station by Bengaluru Division of the South Western Railway opened a clinic in February, 2014 which would provide free emergency medical services for the train travellers.
In the future, the Namma Metro's Pink Line will connect the Cantonment Railway station between Kalena Agrahara and Nagawara. A skywalk is proposed to connect the metro station with the railway station.
Station Layout This station consists of 7 platforms and 8 tracks which are connected by foot overbridge for passengers to board the express trains at the respective platforms. These platforms are built to accumulate 24-coach express trains. GNorth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & ticket counterPPlatform 3Towards → Next Station: FOB, Island platform | P2 & P3 Doors will open on the right | P2 & P3 – Express & DEMU LinesPlatform 2Towards → Jolarpettai Junction / MGR Chennai CentralNext Station: Platform 1Towards ← KSR Bengaluru / Mysore JunctionFOB, Island platform | P1 & P-1A Doors will open on the left | P1 & P-1A – Express LinesPlatform 1ATowards → Next Station: Platform 1BTowards → Next Station: / Island platform | P-1B Doors will open on the right | P-1C Doors will open on the leftPlatforms 1B and 1C are dedicated for trains and also for MEMU trainsPlatform 1CTowards → Next Station: / Platform 1DTowards → Next Station: Island platform | P-1D doors will open on the right | P-1E Not in OperationPlatform 1ESide Line (Not in Operation)GSouth Entrance Street levelExit/Entrance & ticket counter
Expansion Bengaluru Cantonment station got a face lift with the remodelled entrance and ticketing counter behind the platform 2 which was opened to public in January 2011 by K Muniyappa, Union minister of state for railways.
Trains Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express has a stop at Bengaluru Cantonment railway station. Following is the table of list of trains passing through Bangalore Cantonment station every day. earlier Hatia Bangalore Cantonment express & Bhubaneswar Bangalore Cantonment express used to operate from here, later the terminal has been changed from Cantonment railway station to Sir M Visveswaraya Terminal, Bangalore.
+ Trains at Bangalore Cantonment railway station Train no. Train name Train type Source Destination 20642 Vande Bharat Express Express Bangalore Cantonment (BNC) Coimbatore Junction (CBE)20672Vande Bharat ExpressExpressBangalore Cantonment (BNC)Madurai Junction (MDU) 12578 Bagmati Express Express Mysore Junction (MYS) Darbhanga Junction (DBG) 12577 Bagmati Express Express Darbhanga Junction (DBG) Mysore Junction (MYS) 06347 Bangalore Express Express Ernakulam Junction (ERS) Bangalore City (SBC) 06506 Bangalore Express Express Hindupur (HUP) Bangalore City (SBC) 16525 Bangalore Express Express Kanyakumari (CAPE) Bangalore City (SBC) 12785 Ashokapuram Express Express Kacheguda (KCG) Ashokapuram (AP) 06235 Bangalore Express Express Mysore Junction (MYS) Chennai Central (MAS) 06234 Bangalore Express Express Rameswaram (RMM) Mysore Junction (MYS) 16322 Bangalore Express Express Trivandrum Central (TVC) Bangalore City (SBC) 76508 BWT-BNC DEMU Express Express Bangarapet Junction (BWT) Bangalore City (SBC)
See also Bangalore East railway station Bangalore City railway station Yeshvantapur railway station
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