Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station

The Station started operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bangalore Cantonment – Jolarpettai train services by the Madras Railway. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the Bangalore Cantonment with Vellore district. A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bangalore Cantonment railway station. Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.

Bengaluru Cantonment Beṅgaḷūru Daṇḍu Bengaluru Chhaavanee
Indian Railways station
Station Board with the DEMU Maintenance Yard
General information
Other names	Bengaluru Cantt. / Bangalore Cantt.
Location	Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore-560052, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E / 12.99; 77.59
Elevation	929 meters
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Platforms	4 (1A, 1, 2, (3 is for DEMU only))
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BNC
Zone(s)	South Western
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bangalore City Terminus Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Bangalore East towards Chennai Central
Location
Bengaluru Cantonment Location within Karnataka

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.

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.

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.

• Bangalore East railway station
• Bangalore City railway station
• Yeshvantapur railway station