Bangarapet Junction railway station, also known as Bangarapete Junction railway station
Bangarapet Junction Bangarapete Junction | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Other names | Bowringpet Junction | ||||||||||
Location | State Highway 95, Bangarapet, Kolar district, Karnataka India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 12°59′06″N 78°10′43″E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 815 metres (2,674 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | South Western Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Yelahanka–Bangarpet line Bangarpet–Marikuppam line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | BWT | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Bangalore | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1864 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
![]() ![]() Bangarpet Junction Location in Karnataka |
Madras Rantonment to Jolarpettai as a branch on the newly constructed Chennai–Beypur line in 1864. The station was then known by the name as Kolar Road for its proximity to the Kolar Gold fields and later christened as Bowringpet, the name of a District collector of the British of the area. Bangalore Mail started running around the same period, the exact date not being very clear.[1]
The 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) wide narrow-gauge line between Bowringpet (later Bangarapet) and Kolar was opened in 1913 by Mysore State Railway. The narrow-gauge Yeshvantapur–Devanhalli–Chikballapur line was opened in 1915 and was linked to Bangalore via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under Yelahanka-Bangarpet narrow-gauge line in 1918.[2] Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet–Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus.[3] Gauge conversion of Yelankha–Chickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then, gauge conversion of Chickballapur–Kolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013, thus connecting the entire network into an Yelankha–Bangarpet broad-gauge line.
The 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Bangarpet–Marikuppam line opened in 1894.[4]
The Mulanur–Bangarpet–Bangalore City sector was electrified in 1991–92.[5]
The Bangarapet railway station has a subscriber trunk dialing booth, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, vegetarian refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.[6]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Varadapur towards ? |
South Western Railway zone Chennai Central–Bangalore City line |
Maralahalli towards ? | ||
Terminus | South Western Railway zone Bangarapet–Kolar–Yelahanka line |
Kolar towards ? | ||
South Western Railway zone Bangarapet–Marikuppam branch line |
BEML Nagar towards ? |
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Konkan Railway |
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Namma Metro |