Bengaluru Cantonment railway station
Railway station in Karnataka, India
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Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bengaluru Cant (station code: BNC[1]) 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.[2][3] 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.[4] A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bengaluru Cantonment railway station.[5] Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bengaluru Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.[6]
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Bengaluru Cantonment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station Board with the DEMU Maintenance Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Bengaluru Cantt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru-560052, Karnataka India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12.99°N 77.59°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 929 meters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| System |  Indian Railways station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line | Chennai Central-Bengaluru line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 (1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2 (3 is for DEMU only)) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pink Line Cantonment Railway Station (in future)Bus, Taxi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | BNC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Western | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Facilities
Amenities available at the station include Passenger Reservation Centre (PRS),[7] Waiting halls,[8] AC VIP lounge,[8] enquiry counters, essential stalls, Food plaza, ATM along with the other basic facilities.[9] Hand trolley facility are provided to porters for carrying luggage of passengers with no change in fare charged by the porters.[10]
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.[11]
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.
| G | North Entrance Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P | Platform 3 | Towards → Kolar Next Station: Bengaluru East |
| FOB, Island platform | P2 & P3 Doors will open on the right | P2 & P3 – Express & DEMU Lines | ||
| Platform 2 | Towards → Jolarpettai Junction / MGR Chennai Central Next Station: Krishnarajapuram | |
| Platform 1 | Towards ← KSR Bengaluru / Mysore Junction | |
| FOB, Island platform | P1 & P-1A Doors will open on the left | P1 & P-1A – Express Lines | ||
| Platform 1A | Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Bengaluru East | |
| Platform 1B | Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Hosur / Krishnarajapuram | |
| Island platform | P-1B Doors will open on the right | P-1C Doors will open on the left Platforms 1B and 1C are dedicated for Vande Bharat Express trains and also for MEMU trains | ||
| Platform 1C | Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Hosur / Krishnarajapuram | |
| Platform 1D | Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Bengaluru East | |
| Island platform | P-1D doors will open on the right | P-1E Not in Operation | ||
| Platform 1E | Side Line (Not in Operation) | |
| G | South Entrance Street level | Exit/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.[12]
Trains
Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express has a stop at Bengaluru Cantonment railway station.[13] Following is the table of list of trains passing through Bangalore Cantonment station every day.[14][15] 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.
| Train no. | Train name | Train type | Source | Destination |
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| 20642 | Vande Bharat Express | Express | Bangalore Cantonment (BNC) | Coimbatore Junction (CBE) |
| 20672 | Vande Bharat Express | Express | Bangalore 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) |