Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 815 m Phone 099015 78837 Platforms in use 6 | Parking Yes Opened 1864 | |
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Similar Jolarpettai Junction railway st, Krishnarajapuram railway station, Bangalore Cantonment railway st, Katpadi Junction railway st, Arakkonam Junction railway st | ||
Bangarapet railway station (earlier called Bowringpet) is located in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Bangarapet.
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History
Madras Railway connected Bangalore Cantonment to Jolarpettai on the newly constructed Chennai- Beypur line in 1864. Bangalore Mail started running the same year.
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 in 1918. Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet-Kolar line was completed in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus.
The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Bangarpet-Marikuppam line came up in 1894.
Electrification
The Mulanur-Bangarpet-Bangalore City sector was electrified in 1991-92.
Amenities
Bangarapet railway station has a subscriber trunk dialing booth, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, vegetarian refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.