Kengeri railway station

Kengeri railway station (station code: KGI) is a major railway station on the Mysuru–Bengaluru railway line within the city limits of Bengaluru in the Indian State of Karnataka. It is about 10 km south-west to the centre of city. It is the an important railway station within the city limits that include KSR Bengaluru, Yeshwantpur Jn. and Bengaluru Cantt, SMVT Bengaluru, Yelahanka, Krishnarajapuram and Whitefield. It has 4 platforms. It is well connected, with a metro station on the Purple line nearby.

Kengeri Keṅgēri Kengeree
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Railway Parallel Rd, Stage 1, Old Outer Ring Road, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bangalore, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°55′03″N 77°29′02″E / 12.9176°N 77.4839°E / 12.9176; 77.4839
Elevation	804 metres (2,638 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway zone
Line(s)	Mysore–Bangalore railway line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Connections	Kengeri BMTC Bus Terminal, Kengeri Satellite Town Bus Stop, Kengeri Railway Station BMTC Bus Terminal, Namma Metro Purple Line, taxi, auto
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	KGI
Zone(s)	South Western Railway zone
Division(s)	Bangalore
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Hejjala towards ? South Western Railway zone Mysore–Bangalore City line Jnanabharathi Halt towards ?
Route map Legend km to Chamarajanagar 0.0 Mysore Junction to Hassan Junction 3.9 Mysore New Goods Terminal to Hassan Junction 8.6 Naganahalli 12.2 Palahalli Halt 14.1 Paschima Vahini Point 14.9 Shrirangapattana 15.5 Cauvery North Point 19.5 Pandavapura 23.5 Chandagirikopal 28.6 Byadarahalli MYSTooltip Mysore railway division limits SBCTooltip Bangalore railway division limits 37.4 Yeliyur 45.2 Mandya 55.3 Hanakere 64.4 Maddur 69.6 Nidaghatta 75.7 Settihally 82.6 Channapattana 93.7 Ramanagaram 100.9 Ketohalli 108.4 Bidadi 114.9 Hejjala 125.8 Kengeri 129.3 Jnanabharathi Halt 130.7 Nayandahalli 133.4 Krishnadevaraya halt 137.9 Bangalore City to Yesvantpur Junction to Bangalore Cantonment

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 coach which is going to stop at that point a couple of moments before the train's arrival. It has newly established LED TVs 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 Mysuru – KSR Bengaluru railway line .^[1][2][3] Platforms 3 and 4 serves for trains going towards Mysuru Junction and platforms 1 and 2 serves for trains going towards KSR Bengaluru City railway station and Yeshvantpur Junction.

See also

• Mysore–Bangalore railway line

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). . New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016.
3. Lalitha, S. (21 March 2016). . New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.