Kengeri


Keṅgēri
Kengeree
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationRailway Parallel Rd, Stage 1, Old Outer Ring Road, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bangalore, Karnataka
India
Coordinates12°55′03″N 77°29′02″E / 12.9176°N 77.4839°E / 12.9176; 77.4839
Elevation804 metres (2,638 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Western Railway zone
Line(s)Mysore–Bangalore railway line
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsKengeri BMTC Bus Terminal, Kengeri Satellite Town Bus Stop, Kengeri Railway Station BMTC Bus Terminal, Namma Metro Purple Line, taxi, auto
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeKGI
Zone(s) South Western Railway zone
Division(s) Bangalore
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Hejjala
towards ?
South Western Railway zone Jnanabharathi Halt
towards ?

Kengeri railway station (station code: KGI) is a major railway station on the Mysore–Bangalore railway line within the city limits of Bangalore in the Indian State of Karnataka. It is about 10 km south-west of Bangalore City. It is the fourth largest railway station in the city after Ksr Bangalore City, Yeshwantpur Jn. and Bangalore Cantt. It is one of the major stations in Bangalore developed to reduce the rush at Yeshvantpur JN. and Bangalore City railway station.

Location

It serves the Kengeri and Kengeri Satellite Town neighborhoods in the western part of the city. It is a popular railway station among residents of west Bengaluru because of its nearness to the Namma Metro Purple Line and the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stand.

Infrastructure

The station consists of four platforms. It has five ticket counters and two digital ticket kiosks in the terminus. It has a digital sign board. It has a digital large clock in the first platform. It has a number of stalls for food and a Nandini milk parlour. It also has IRCTC Stall. It has two public toilets one in the first platform and the other in the second and third platforms. The second and third platforms are covered with an overhead shelter. It has a foot overbridge over the train tracks connecting all the platforms. It also has a free Wi-Fi service provided by Google Station. The second and third platforms have electronic boards to mention a train's number, the class of the bogie which is going to stop at that point a couple of moments before the train's arrival. It has newly established LED TV's for the info of the train to the passengers. It has a large space for two wheeler 4 wheeler and bicycle parking. It has six ticket counters to book tickets.

Line

The station is on the Mysore – KSR Bangalore City JN railway line & Mysore - Yeshvantpur JN railway line.[1][2][3] Platforms 3 and 4 serves for trains going towards Mysuru Railway Station and platforms 1 and 2 serves for trains going towards KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station and Yeshvantpur JN Railway Station

See also

References

  1. Kumar, R. Krishna (6 April 2016). "Mysuru-Bengaluru semi-high speed train remains a distant dream". The Hindu.
  2. Lalitha, S. (1 April 2016). "Green Signal for EMU From Bengaluru to Ramanagaram". New Indian Express.
  3. Lalitha, S. (21 March 2016). "Meet on Suburban Rail After Budget Session: George". New Indian Express.


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