Bengaluru Cantonment railway station
Bengaluru Cantonment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station Board with the DEMU Maintenance Yard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Bengaluru Cantt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bengaluru-560052, Karnataka India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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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.