Bengaluru Cantonment railway station

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]

Bengaluru Cantonment
Indian Railways station
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 / 12.99; 77.59
Elevation	929 meters
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Chennai Central-Bengaluru line
Platforms	7 (1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2 (3 is for DEMU only))
Connections	Bus, Taxi, Metro
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 Chennai–Bangalore Express section Krishnarajapuram towards Yelahanka Junction, Jolarpettai Junction or Chennai Central Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Jolarpettai–Bangalore DEMU/MEMU section Baiyyappanahalli towards Yelahanka Junction or Jolarpettai Junction Vande Bharat Express routes Terminus Salem Junction–Bangalore City line 20641 / 20642 Hosur towards Coimbatore Junction Chennai Central–Bangalore City line 20671 / 20672 Krishnarajapuram towards Madurai Junction via Tiruchchirappalli Junction
Location Bengaluru Cantonment Location within Karnataka

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: Bangalore 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 & Vande Bharat Lines
	Platform 1A	Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Hosur / Krishnarajapuram
	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 1A and 1B are dedicated for Vande Bharat Express trains and also for MEMU trains
	Platform 1C	Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Bangalore East
	Platform 1D	Towards → Baiyyappanahalli Next Station: Bangalore 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]

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)
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	Mysuru Express	Express	Kacheguda (KCG)	Mysuru Jn(MYS)
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