Kengeri railway station

Kengeri
Express train, passenger train, Regional rail, light rail and commuter rail station
Location	Railway Parallel Rd, Stage II, Kengeri Satellite Town, Bangalore, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°55′03″N 77°29′02″E / 12.9176°N 77.4839°E / 12.9176; 77.4839Coordinates: 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	BMTC
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
Electrified	Yes
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 MYS limits SBC limits 14.1 Paschima Vahini Point 14.9 Shrirangapattana 15.5 Cauvery North Point 19.5 Pandavapura 23.5 Chandagirikopal 28.6 Byadarahalli 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

Kengeri railway station (station code: KGI) is a major railway station within city limits of Bangalore on the Mysore–Bangalore railway line.

Location[]

It serves Kengeri a satellite town to Bangalore in the western part of the city. It is a popular station among residents of west Bengaluru because of its good connectivity with the BMTC and a BMTC bus stand being constructed right next to it, usually to avoid the traffic of the roads as well of the passengers in the KSR Bengaluru Station and the Yeshwanthpur Jn. Station.

Infrastructure[]

The station consists of four platforms. It has 5 ticket counters and two digital ticket kiosks in the terminus. It has a number of stalls for food and a Nandini milk parlor. 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 partially covered with an overhead shelter. It has a foot overbridge over the train tracks connecting all the platforms. The fourth platform is not usually used for passenger services. It also has a free WiFi 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.

Line[]

The station is on the Mysore–Bangalore railway line.^[1][2][3] Platform 3 serves for trains going towards Mysuru and platform 2 serves for trains going towards Bengaluru.

See also[]

• Mysore–Bangalore railway line

References[]

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