699:
747:
687:
735:
57:
290:
44:
723:
711:
455:
371:
411:
376:
386:
391:
401:
396:
381:
446:. Express and Mail trains did not stop here until the 1920s. The station is now renovated with a larger platform. Adjacent to the railway station is the Bangalore East Football Grounds, which nowadays is more used for playing cricket. Well-known cartoonist Paul Fernandes remembers as a young boy befriending train drivers at this station and getting grease for his bicycle.
406:
511:
Recently in a bid to give a face-lift to the
Bangalore East Railway Station, the Indian Railways started five new booking counters at the station. As the Express trains do not halt at this station, there has been a long-standing demand from residents of the surrounding suburbs of
462:
According to the 'List of Mysore
Residency records, from the year 1880ā1947', the Bangalore East railway station was constructed in 1906, on the BangaloreāMadras railway line. At that time, the trains from Madras terminated at the
698:
686:
746:
973:
1051:
430:), is an old British-era railway station surrounded by Pottery Road, Kumaraswamy Naidu Road, Murgesha Mudaliar Road and Kenchappa Road. It is a small quaint station located in
924:
1892:
100:
1897:
1110:
966:
772:
734:
798:
320:
1775:
1597:
825:
1902:
1115:
959:
898:
876:
1066:
1021:
631:
601:
525:
464:
341:
303:
722:
710:
1731:
1522:
1120:
1031:
1486:
1341:
1125:
333:
1481:
1301:
1271:
1208:
1198:
1831:
1803:
1361:
1168:
1105:
1071:
1036:
610:
328:
1346:
1311:
605:
345:
370:
1351:
1326:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1233:
1213:
1188:
1016:
626:
337:
308:
1158:
1794:
1532:
1399:
1316:
64:
61:
1808:
1750:
1706:
1607:
1366:
1356:
1100:
1652:
1371:
1281:
1276:
1266:
1178:
410:
1736:
1385:
1193:
1046:
1008:
994:
375:
316:
153:
56:
1826:
1780:
1770:
1726:
1677:
1662:
1657:
1637:
1602:
1473:
1432:
1412:
1331:
1306:
1248:
1243:
1203:
1041:
1745:
1740:
1667:
1617:
1527:
1514:
1417:
1321:
1238:
1218:
1163:
1148:
1850:
1223:
776:
487:. The railway line has existed since starting operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bangalore Cantonmentā
1864:
1143:
1845:
1840:
1836:
1798:
1784:
1672:
1622:
1612:
1587:
1564:
1440:
1336:
1258:
1183:
1173:
1056:
43:
1854:
1789:
1682:
1627:
1592:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1445:
1228:
1153:
1135:
1076:
513:
431:
385:
182:
82:
1859:
1687:
1647:
1642:
1632:
1459:
1422:
1407:
1061:
1500:
496:
468:
435:
86:
1546:
517:
186:
851:
454:
390:
480:
524:
and
Kammanahalli, for all trains to stop at this station. As they are being forced to use the
484:
472:
439:
400:
395:
380:
164:
853:
List of Mysore
Residency records, from the year 1880-1947: Volume 2 of Catalogue of Records
704:
Bangalore East railway station, ticket counter. The original
British period stone building.
982:
639:
568:
537:
293:
289:
241:
231:
143:
47:
405:
1089:
492:
476:
1886:
646:
575:
438:. This station is very convenient for residents traveling towards or returning from
951:
488:
190:
115:
102:
1080:
986:
521:
692:
Bangalore East railway station. The original
British period stone building.
536:
This station consists of 2 platforms and 2 tracks which are connected by
877:"Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864"
500:
495:. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the
443:
544:. These platforms are built to accumulate 24-coach express trains.
453:
541:
955:
546:
925:"Residents seek halt for express trains at Bangalore East"
287:
856:. India: Karnataka State Archives. 1973. p. 298
638:
562:
1817:
1759:
1717:
1704:
1563:
1545:
1513:
1499:
1472:
1458:
1431:
1398:
1384:
1257:
1134:
1007:
993:
775:. No. Bangalore. Deccan Herald. Archived from
752:
Bangalore East railway station, pedestrian crossing
275:
263:
255:
250:
222:
214:
209:
201:
196:
178:
170:
159:
149:
139:
131:
94:
77:
72:
23:
1386:
995:
540:for passengers to board the express trains and
1460:
967:
899:"Five new booking counters at Bangalore East"
458:Aerial view of Bangalore East railway station
8:
1501:
1547:
1714:
1560:
1556:
1510:
1469:
1395:
1004:
974:
960:
952:
520:, Bharathinagar, Sevanagar, Jeevanahalli,
281:
163:Chennai CentralāBangalore City, Bangaloreā
55:
20:
297:
284:
1893:Railway stations in India opened in 1906
763:
682:
1090:
557:
554:
1052:Kempegowda International Airport halt
740:Bangalore East railway station, board
671:
668:
663:
549:
7:
1898:Bangalore Civil and Military Station
879:. No. Bangalore. Economic Times
526:Bangalore Cantonment railway station
475:. The Bangalore City station in the
471:which was controlled by the British
469:Bangalore Civil and Military Station
465:Bangalore Cantonment railway station
931:. No. Bangalore. 11 March 2011
672:Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
656:(Used for MEMUs and Express trains)
585:(Used for MEMUs and Express trains)
558:Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
321:Chennai CentralāBangalore City line
1391:Tooltip South Central Railway zone
1000:Tooltip South Western Railway zone
905:. No. Bangalore. 26 June 2011
875:R, Sunitha Rao (20 October 2011).
805:. No. Bangalore. 19 July 2012
528:, which is located at a distance.
16:Railway station in Karnataka India
14:
1081:
30:
826:"No apologies for memories here"
799:"Bangalore East railway station"
745:
733:
721:
709:
697:
685:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
288:
42:
771:Patrao, Michael (19 May 2008).
728:Bangalore East railway station
716:Bangalore East football ground
424:Bangalore East railway station
420:Bengaluru East railway station
1:
1903:Railway stations in Bangalore
1465:Tooltip Southern Railway zone
824:Rizvi, Aliyeh (5 July 2013).
1506:Tooltip Central Railway zone
1111:Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
669:South Entrance Street level
653:Doors will open on the left
582:Doors will open on the left
555:North Entrance Street level
1552:Tooltip Konkan Railway zone
1919:
483:), was used to connect to
479:(under the control of the
317:South Western Railway zone
135:915 metres (3,002 ft)
1776:Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
1559:
624:
617:
599:
592:
567:
368:
364:
360:
356:
280:
271:
116:13.0008518Ā°N 77.6164147Ā°E
54:
41:
26:
1598:Mookambika Road Byndoor
773:"Reminisces of the Raj"
1159:Basavana Bagewadi Road
1095:Tooltip Andhra Pradesh
491:train services by the
459:
236:South Western Railways
121:13.0008518; 77.6164147
1732:Whitefield (Kadugodi)
457:
154:South Western Railway
67:skipping this station
1067:Krishnadevaraya halt
1022:Bangalore Cantonment
832:. No. Bangalore
632:Bangalore Cantonment
602:Jolarpettai Junction
497:Bangalore Cantonment
436:Bangalore Cantonment
342:Jolarpettai Junction
304:Bangalore Cantonment
87:Bangalore Cantonment
1523:Kalaburagi Junction
1121:Yesvantpur Junction
1032:Bangarapet Junction
779:on 23 December 2014
606:MGR Chennai Central
507:Recent developments
112: /
73:General information
1832:JP Nagar 4th Phase
1804:Central Silk Board
1487:Mangalore Junction
1342:Mariyala Gangavadi
1126:Yelahanka Junction
481:Maharaja of Mysore
460:
334:Yelahanka Junction
298:Following station
285:Preceding station
1877:
1876:
1873:
1872:
1700:
1699:
1696:
1695:
1541:
1540:
1495:
1494:
1482:Mangalore Central
1454:
1453:
1380:
1379:
1302:Chinnadagudihundi
1272:Arsikere Junction
1209:Hosapete Junction
1199:Ginigera Junction
1086:Tooltip Karnataka
676:
675:
659:
642:
634:
613:
588:
571:
473:Madras Presidency
440:Kolar Gold Fields
417:
416:
352:
351:
210:Other information
165:Kolar Gold Fields
1910:
1857:
1843:
1829:
1801:
1787:
1773:
1743:
1729:
1715:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1549:
1511:
1507:
1503:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1396:
1392:
1388:
1362:Subrahmanya Road
1169:Ballari Junction
1106:Shrirangapattana
1096:
1092:
1087:
1083:
1072:Krishnarajapuram
1037:Baiyyappanahalli
1005:
1001:
997:
983:Railway stations
976:
969:
962:
953:
941:
940:
938:
936:
921:
915:
914:
912:
910:
895:
889:
888:
886:
884:
872:
866:
865:
863:
861:
848:
842:
841:
839:
837:
821:
815:
814:
812:
810:
795:
789:
788:
786:
784:
768:
749:
737:
725:
713:
701:
689:
644:
640:
630:next station is
629:
622:
611:Baiyyappanahalli
609:next station is
608:
597:
573:
569:
547:
422:, also known as
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
373:
329:Baiyyappanahalli
292:
282:
127:
126:
124:
123:
122:
117:
113:
110:
109:
108:
105:
59:
46:
21:
1918:
1917:
1913:
1912:
1911:
1909:
1908:
1907:
1883:
1882:
1880:
1878:
1869:
1855:
1853:
1841:
1839:
1827:
1820:
1813:
1799:
1797:
1795:Kalena Agrahara
1785:
1783:
1771:
1764:
1762:
1755:
1741:
1739:
1727:
1720:
1711:
1708:
1692:
1551:
1537:
1505:
1491:
1464:
1450:
1427:
1390:
1376:
1347:Mysore Junction
1312:Hassan Junction
1253:
1130:
1094:
1085:
999:
989:
980:
950:
945:
944:
934:
932:
923:
922:
918:
908:
906:
897:
896:
892:
882:
880:
874:
873:
869:
859:
857:
850:
849:
845:
835:
833:
823:
822:
818:
808:
806:
797:
796:
792:
782:
780:
770:
769:
765:
760:
753:
750:
741:
738:
729:
726:
717:
714:
705:
702:
693:
690:
681:
618:
593:
538:foot overbridge
534:
509:
452:
426:(station code:
348:
346:Chennai Central
323:
311:
294:Indian Railways
144:Indian Railways
120:
118:
114:
111:
106:
103:
101:
99:
98:
89:
68:
48:Indian Railways
37:
36:
35:
34:Bengaluru Poorv
33:
32:Beį¹
gaįø·Å«ru PÅ«rva
31:
29:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1916:
1914:
1906:
1905:
1900:
1895:
1885:
1884:
1875:
1874:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1867:
1862:
1848:
1834:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1815:
1814:
1812:
1811:
1809:KIAL Terminals
1806:
1792:
1778:
1767:
1765:
1760:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1753:
1751:Silk Institute
1748:
1734:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1712:
1705:
1702:
1701:
1698:
1697:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1569:
1567:
1554:
1543:
1542:
1539:
1538:
1536:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1519:
1517:
1508:
1497:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1489:
1484:
1478:
1476:
1467:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1443:
1437:
1435:
1429:
1428:
1426:
1425:
1420:
1415:
1410:
1404:
1402:
1393:
1382:
1381:
1378:
1377:
1375:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1352:Nanjangud Town
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1327:Kadur Junction
1324:
1319:
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1297:Chikkamagaluru
1294:
1292:Chamarajapuram
1289:
1287:Chamarajanagar
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1263:
1261:
1255:
1254:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1234:Londa Junction
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1214:Hubli Junction
1211:
1206:
1201:
1196:
1191:
1189:Gadag Junction
1186:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1140:
1138:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1128:
1123:
1118:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1027:Bangalore East
1024:
1019:
1017:Bangalore City
1013:
1011:
1002:
991:
990:
981:
979:
978:
971:
964:
956:
949:
948:External links
946:
943:
942:
916:
890:
867:
843:
816:
790:
762:
761:
759:
756:
755:
754:
751:
744:
742:
739:
732:
730:
727:
720:
718:
715:
708:
706:
703:
696:
694:
691:
684:
680:
677:
674:
673:
670:
667:
661:
660:
636:
635:
623:
615:
614:
598:
590:
589:
566:
560:
559:
556:
553:
533:
532:Station Layout
530:
508:
505:
493:Madras Railway
477:Bangalore Pete
451:
448:
415:
414:
366:
365:
362:
361:
358:
357:
354:
353:
350:
349:
338:Salem Junction
331:
326:
324:
319:
314:
312:
309:Bangalore City
306:
300:
299:
296:
286:
278:
277:
273:
272:
269:
268:
265:
261:
260:
257:
253:
252:
248:
247:
244:
238:
237:
234:
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
216:
212:
211:
207:
206:
203:
199:
198:
194:
193:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
161:
157:
156:
151:
147:
146:
141:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
96:
92:
91:
81:Pottery Road,
79:
75:
74:
70:
69:
60:
52:
51:
39:
38:
27:Bengaluru East
25:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1915:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1888:
1881:
1866:
1863:
1861:
1858:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1825:
1824:
1822:
1816:
1810:
1807:
1805:
1802:
1796:
1793:
1791:
1788:
1782:
1779:
1777:
1774:
1769:
1768:
1766:
1758:
1752:
1749:
1747:
1744:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1716:
1713:
1710:
1703:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1566:
1562:
1558:
1555:
1550:
1544:
1534:
1533:Wadi Junction
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1512:
1509:
1504:
1498:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1479:
1477:
1475:
1471:
1468:
1463:
1457:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1439:
1438:
1436:
1434:
1430:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1416:
1414:
1411:
1409:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1401:
1397:
1394:
1389:
1383:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1317:Kabaka Puttur
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1260:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1195:
1192:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1133:
1127:
1124:
1122:
1119:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1093:
1084:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1012:
1010:
1006:
1003:
998:
992:
988:
984:
977:
972:
970:
965:
963:
958:
957:
954:
947:
930:
926:
920:
917:
904:
900:
894:
891:
878:
871:
868:
855:
854:
847:
844:
831:
827:
820:
817:
804:
800:
794:
791:
778:
774:
767:
764:
757:
748:
743:
736:
731:
724:
719:
712:
707:
700:
695:
688:
683:
678:
666:
662:
658:
657:
652:
648:
647:Side platform
643:
637:
633:
628:
627:KSR Bengaluru
621:
616:
612:
607:
603:
596:
591:
587:
586:
581:
577:
576:Side platform
572:
565:
561:
552:
548:
545:
543:
539:
531:
529:
527:
523:
519:
515:
506:
504:
502:
498:
494:
490:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
456:
449:
447:
445:
441:
437:
433:
429:
425:
421:
412:
407:
402:
397:
392:
387:
382:
377:
372:
367:
363:
359:
355:
347:
343:
339:
335:
330:
327:
325:
322:
318:
315:
313:
310:
305:
302:
301:
295:
291:
283:
279:
274:
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
249:
245:
243:
240:
239:
235:
233:
230:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
204:
200:
195:
192:
188:
184:
181:
177:
173:
169:
166:
162:
158:
155:
152:
148:
145:
142:
138:
134:
130:
125:
97:
93:
88:
84:
80:
76:
71:
66:
63:
58:
53:
49:
45:
40:
22:
19:
1879:
1763:Construction
1737:Challaghatta
1608:Gokarna Road
1400:Secunderabad
1367:Sujathapuram
1357:Narasambudhi
1101:Nayandahalli
1026:
933:. Retrieved
928:
919:
907:. Retrieved
902:
893:
881:. Retrieved
870:
858:. Retrieved
852:
846:
834:. Retrieved
829:
819:
807:. Retrieved
802:
793:
781:. Retrieved
777:the original
766:
664:
655:
654:
650:
619:
594:
584:
583:
579:
563:
550:
535:
510:
485:Mysore State
461:
427:
423:
419:
418:
223:Station code
197:Construction
18:
1781:Bommasandra
1719:Operational
1653:Murudeshwar
1423:Seram/Sedam
1372:Tandavapura
1282:Badanaguppe
1277:Ashokapuram
1267:Anandapuram
1249:Toranagallu
1179:Castle Rock
860:18 February
836:29 December
783:23 December
514:Fraser Town
489:Jolarpettai
432:Fraser Town
264:Electrified
242:Division(s)
183:Fraser Town
179:Connections
150:Operated by
119: /
95:Coordinates
83:Fraser Town
1887:Categories
1851:Kadabagere
1746:Nagasandra
1194:Gangavathi
1116:Whitefield
1047:Hoodi Halt
935:7 November
909:7 November
809:7 November
758:References
625:Towards ā
620:Platform 1
600:Towards ā
595:Platform 2
503:district.
191:Cooke Town
107:77Ā°36ā²59ā³E
104:13Ā°00ā²03ā³N
1865:Sarjapura
1846:Hosahalli
1837:Kempapura
1678:Surathkal
1663:Padubidri
1658:Nandikoor
1638:Kundapura
1603:Chitrapur
1413:Chittapur
1332:Kavalande
1307:Davangere
1244:Sindhanur
1219:Indi road
1204:Hole Alur
1079:(Part of
1042:Banaswadi
1009:Bangalore
987:Karnataka
929:The Hindu
903:The Hindu
830:The Hindu
803:The Hindu
522:Banaswadi
246:Bangalore
171:Platforms
132:Elevation
65:Royapuram
1819:Proposed
1790:Nagawara
1668:Senapura
1618:Honnavar
1528:Shahabad
1474:Palakkad
1433:Guntakal
1418:Humnabad
1322:Kadakola
1239:Mallapur
1224:Karatagi
1164:Belagavi
1149:Bagalkot
518:Cox Town
332:towards
307:towards
276:Services
187:Cox Town
140:Owned by
78:Location
1860:Hebbala
1673:Shiroor
1623:Innanje
1613:Harwada
1588:Bhatkal
1515:Solapur
1441:Raichur
1337:Konanur
1184:Dharwad
1174:Bijapur
1144:Almatti
1057:Kengeri
679:Gallery
501:Vellore
450:History
251:History
232:Zone(s)
218:Running
202:Parking
160:Line(s)
50:station
1683:Thokur
1628:Karwar
1593:Bijoor
1583:Barkur
1578:Asnoti
1573:Ankola
1565:Karwar
1446:Yadgir
1259:Mysore
1229:Koppal
1154:Badami
1077:Kuppam
444:Madras
256:Opened
215:Status
1761:Under
1709:Metro
1707:Namma
1688:Udupi
1648:Mulki
1643:Manki
1633:Kumta
1408:Bidar
1136:Hubli
1062:Kolar
883:8 May
542:MEMUs
499:with
467:, in
90:India
62:WAP-7
1088:and
937:2015
911:2015
885:2015
862:2015
838:2014
811:2015
785:2014
428:BNCE
259:1906
226:BNCE
1387:SCR
996:SWR
985:in
641:FOB
570:FOB
442:or
344:or
267:Yes
205:Yes
1889::
1548:KR
1502:CR
1461:SR
1091:AP
1082:KA
927:.
901:.
828:.
801:.
651:P1
649:|
645:,
604:/
580:P2
578:|
574:,
516:,
434:,
340:,
336:,
189:,
185:,
85:,
1856:ā
1842:ā
1828:ā
1800:ā
1786:ā
1772:ā
1742:ā
1728:ā
1097:)
975:e
968:t
961:v
939:.
913:.
887:.
864:.
840:.
813:.
787:.
665:G
564:P
551:G
174:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
