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{{Infobox station
| name = Bengaluru Cantonment
| native_name = <hr/>Bangalore Contonment
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Bengaluru Cantt. / Bangalore Cantt.
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = GKN Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station DSC 0732.JPG
| image_caption = View of platforms 1 and 2 at the station
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| address = Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, [[Bangalore]]-560052, [[Karnataka]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.99|77.59|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = 929 meters
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator =
| line = [[Chennai Central–Bangalore City line]]
| distance =
| platform = 4 (1A, 1, 2, (3 is for DEMU only))
| tracks =
| connections = Bus, Taxi
| structure = At grade
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| parking = Yes
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BNC
| zone = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western]]
| division =
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| electrified = Yes
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'''Bengaluru Contonment railway station''', commonly known as '''Bangalore Cantonment railway station''' (station code: '''BNC'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2015-16/Station_Code(1).pdf|website=Portal of Indian Railways |access-date=29 April 2019 |page=46 |format=PDF |date=2022}}</ref>) is one of the three important railway stations serving the city of [[Bangalore]] and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and nearby to [[Shivajinagar, Bangalore|Shivajinagar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bangalore-cantt-bnc/996|title=Bangalore Cantonment railway station|publisher=India Rail Info |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article362071.ece#.UzZPttL7C8A|title= All's well at the Yeshwantpur Railway Station|date=14 September 2011|work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> The Station started operations in 1864, with the launch of the Bangalore Cantonment – [[Jolarpettai]] train services by the [[Madras Railway]]. The train line was broad-gauge and 149 km long, connecting the [[Bangalore Cantonment]] with [[Vellore]] district.<ref name=Sunita>{{cite news|last1=R|first1=Sunitha Rao|title=Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-20/news/30301315_1_cantonment-area-station-first-train|access-date=8 May 2015|agency=Economic Times|issue=Bangalore|date=20 October 2022}}</ref>
A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bangalore Cantonment railway station.<ref name="TotalTrains">{{cite web
| title = Trains plying through Bangalore Cantonment railway station
| publisher = IndianRailways.info
| url = https://indianrailways.info/stations/BNC/
| access-date = 21 September 2022}}</ref>
Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.<ref name="TotalStations">{{cite web
| title = Stations directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station
| publisher = IndianRailways.info
| url = https://indianrailways.info/stations_directly_connected/BNC/
| access-date = 21 September 2022}}</ref>

== Facilities ==
Amenities available at the station include Passenger Reservation Centre (PRS),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050252630300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506042650/http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/02/stories/2008050252630300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2008|title= New railway booking counter at Cantonment|date=2 May 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Waiting halls,<ref name="Deccan Herald">{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul142006/city215452006713.asp|title=Facilities at City, Cantonment rly stations to be renovated|publisher=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=14 July 2006|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330221949/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jul142006/city215452006713.asp|archive-date=30 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> AC VIP lounge,<ref name="Deccan Herald" /> enquiry counters, essential stalls, Food plaza, ATM along with the other basic facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris//uploads/files/1377511112410-PA_SBC.pdf|title=Amenities at Stations over South Western Railways|publisher= South Western Railway |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref> Hand trolley facility are provided to [[Porter (carrier)|porters]] for carrying luggage of passengers with no change in fare charged by the porters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/164115/hand-trolleys-launched-cantonment-railway|title=Hand trolleys launched at Cantonment railway station|publisher= [[Deccan Herald]] }}</ref>

Considering the need of medical services at the station by Bengaluru Division of the South Western Railway opened a clinic in February, 2014 which would provide free emergency medical services for the train travellers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/384068/railways-upgrade-facilities-city-stations.html|title=Railways to upgrade facilities at City stations|publisher= [[Deccan Herald]] |date=1 Feb 2022}}</ref>

== Expansion ==
Bengaluru Cantonment station got a face lift with the remodelled entrance and ticketing counter behind the platform 2 which was opened to public in January 2011 by K Muniyappa, Union minister of state for railways.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-bangalores-cantonment-station-gets-a-facelift-but-passengers-await-a-good-canteen-1492174|title= Bangalore's Cantonment station gets a facelift, but passengers await a good canteen|date=9 January 2011|work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}</ref>

== Trains ==
[[Chennai–Bangalore Double Decker Express]] has a stop at Bengaluru Cantonment railway station.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/314700/enjoy-double-decker-train-ride.html|title=Enjoy double-decker train ride to Chennai|work= [[Deccan Herald]] |date=24 Feb 2022}}</ref> Following is the table of list of trains passing through Bangalore Cantonment station every day.<ref name=trainlist>{{cite web|title=Trains at Bangalore Cantonment Railway station|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bangalore-cantt-bnc/996|publisher=India Rail Info|access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=indiantrains>{{cite web|title=Bangalore Cantonment railway station Details|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=BNC&name=BANGALORE+CANT|publisher=indiantrains.org|access-date=29 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715171338/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=BNC&name=BANGALORE+CANT|archive-date=15 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable collapsibled"
|+ Trains at Bangalore Cantonment railway station
|-
! Train no. !! Train name !! Train type !! Source !! Destination
|-
| 12578 || Bagmati Express|| Express || Mysore Junction (MYS) || Darbhanga Junction (DBG)
|-
|-
| 12577 || Bagmati Express|| Express || Darbhanga Junction (DBG) || Mysore Junction (MYS)
|-
|-
| 06347 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Ernakulam Junction (ERS) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|-
|-
| 06506 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Hindupur (HUP) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|-
|-
| 16525 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Kanyakumari (CAPE) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|-
|-
| 12785 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Kacheguda (KCG) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|-
|-
| 06235 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Mysore Junction (MYS) || Chennai Central (MAS)
|-
|-
| 06234 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Rameswaram (RMM) || Mysore Junction (MYS)
|-
|-
| 16322 || Bangalore Express|| Express || Trivandrum Central (TVC) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|-
|-
| 76508 || BWT-BNC DEMU Express|| Express || Bangarapet Junction (BWT) || Bangalore City (SBC)
|}

== See also ==
*[[Bangalore East railway station]]
*[[Bangalore City railway station]]
*[[Yeshvantapur railway station]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Railway stations in Karnataka}}

[[Category:Bangalore Civil and Military Station]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Bangalore railway division]]

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