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{{Short description|Railway station in Karnataka India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Bengaluru East
| name_lang = en
| native_name = <hr/>Pūrva Beṅgaḷūru<hr/>
| native_name_lang = kn
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = Bangalore East railway station (Jan '24).jpg
| image_caption = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] [[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram|Royapuram]] skipping this station
| address = Pottery Road, [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]], [[Bangalore Cantonment]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.0008518|N|77.6164147|E|region:IN_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|915|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Western Railway zone|South Western Railway]]
| line = Chennai Central–Bangalore City, Bangalore–[[Kolar Gold Fields]]
| platform = 2
| tracks =
| connections = [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]], [[Cox Town, Bangalore|Cox Town]], [[Cooke Town]]
| structure =
| parking = Yes
| accessible =
| status = Running
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = BNCE
| zone = South Western Railways
| division = Bangalore
}}
| opened = 1906
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| embedded = [[File:Feature ticket office.svg|20px|Computerized Ticketing Counters]] [[File:Baggage claim ecomo.svg|20px|Luggage Checking System]] [[File:Feature parking.svg|20px|Parking]] [[File:Feature accessible.svg|20px|Disabled Access]] [[File:SymbolCoffeeShop.svg|20px|Food Plaza]] [[File:AB-Autobahnkiosk.svg|20px|Kiosks]] [[File:Aseos Públicos.jpg|20px|WC]] [[File:Aiga taxi.svg|20px|Taxi Stand]] [[File:Feature suburban buses.svg|20px|Public Transportation]]
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=South Western Railway zone|left=Bangalore Cantonment|to-left=Bangalore City|right=Baiyyappanahalli|to-right=Yelahanka Junction or Salem Junction or Jolarpettai Junction or Chennai Central|type=[[Chennai Central–Bangalore City line]]}}
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'''Bengaluru East railway station''', also known as '''Bangalore East railway station''' (station code: '''BNCE'''), 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 [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]], [[Bangalore Cantonment]]. This station is very convenient for residents traveling towards or returning from [[Kolar Gold Fields]] or [[Madras]]. 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.<ref name=Patrao2>{{cite news|last1=Patrao |first1=Michael |title=Reminisces of the Raj |url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/May192008/metromon2008051868688.asp |access-date=23 December 2014 |issue=Bangalore |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=19 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223173753/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/May192008/metromon2008051868688.asp |archive-date=23 December 2014 }}</ref><ref name=Hindu2012>{{cite news|title=Bangalore East railway station|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-neighbourhood/bangalore-east-railway-station/article3655627.ece|access-date=7 November 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=19 July 2012}}</ref> Well-known cartoonist Paul Fernandes remembers as a young boy befriending train drivers at this station and getting grease for his bicycle.<ref name=Aliyeh1>{{cite news|last1=Rizvi|first1=Aliyeh|title=No apologies for memories here|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/no-apologies-for-memories-here/article4883179.ece|access-date=29 December 2014|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=5 July 2013}}</ref>

==History==
According to the 'List of Mysore Residency records, from the year 1880–1947', the Bangalore East railway station was constructed in 1906, on the Bangalore–Madras railway line. At that time, the trains from Madras terminated at the [[Bangalore Cantonment railway station]], in [[Bangalore Cantonment|Bangalore Civil and Military Station]] which was controlled by the British [[Madras Presidency]]. The Bangalore City station in the [[Bengaluru Pete|Bangalore Pete]] (under the control of the [[Maharaja of Mysore]]), was used to connect to [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore State]].<ref name=East1906>{{cite book|title=List of Mysore Residency records, from the year 1880-1947: Volume 2 of Catalogue of Records|year=1973|publisher=Karnataka State Archives|location=India|page=298|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyVGAQAAIAAJ&q=st.+andrew|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> The railway line has existed since starting 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024153903/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-20/news/30301315_1_cantonment-area-station-first-train|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 October 2011|access-date=8 May 2015|agency=Economic Times|issue=Bangalore|date=20 October 2011}}</ref>

==Recent developments==
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.<ref name=Hindu2011>{{cite news|title=Five new booking counters at Bangalore East|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/five-new-booking-counters-at-bangalore-east/article2136622.ece|access-date=7 November 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=26 June 2011}}</ref> As the Express trains do not halt at this station, there has been a long-standing demand from residents of the surrounding suburbs of [[Fraser Town, Bangalore|Fraser Town]], [[Cox Town, Bangalore|Cox Town]], Bharathinagar, Sevanagar, Jeevanahalli, [[Banaswadi]] and Kammanahalli, for all trains to stop at this station. As they are being forced to use the [[Bangalore Cantonment railway station]], which is located at a distance.<ref name=EastHalt>{{cite news|title=Residents seek halt for express trains at Bangalore East|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/residents-seek-halt-for-express-trains-at-bangalore-east/article1527680.ece|access-date=7 November 2015|issue=Bangalore|work=The Hindu|date=11 March 2011}}</ref>

== Station Layout ==
This station consists of 2 platforms and 2 tracks which are connected by [[foot overbridge]] for passengers to board the express trains and [[MEMU|MEMUs]]. These platforms are built to accumulate 24-coach express trains.
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"
| valign="top" width="50" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="100" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |North Entrance Street level
| valign="top" width="390" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|-
| rowspan="4" width="50" valign="center" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''P'''
| colspan="2" style="border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the left '''''(Used for MEMUs and Express trains)'''''
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 2'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Jolarpettai Junction railway station|Jolarpettai Junction]] / [[Chennai Central railway station|MGR Chennai Central]] next station is [[Baiyyappanahalli railway station|Baiyyappanahalli]]
|-
| width="100" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 1'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards ← [[Bangalore City railway station|KSR Bengaluru]] next station is [[Bangalore Cantonment railway station|Bangalore Cantonment]]
|-
| colspan="2" width="100" align="center" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Side platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P1''' Doors will open on the left '''''(Used for MEMUs and Express trains)'''''
|-
| width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |South Entrance Street level
| width="50" valign="top" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
|}

==Gallery==
Some of this railway station pictures are shown below:-
<gallery class="center" mode="packed-hover" heights="125" widths="200">
File:Fraser Town, Bangalore East Station.jpg|Bangalore East railway station. The original British period stone building.
File:Bangalore East Railway Station, Ticket Counter.jpg|Bangalore East railway station, ticket counter. The original British period stone building.
File:Bangalore East Football Ground.jpg|Bangalore East football ground
File:Bangalore East Railway Station.jpg|Aerial view of Bangalore East railway station
File:Bangalore East Railway Station, Board.jpg|Bangalore East railway station, board
File:Bangalore East Railway Station, Pedestrian Crossing.jpg|Bangalore East railway station, pedestrian crossing
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Commons category|Bangalore East railway station}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1906]]
[[Category:Bangalore Civil and Military Station]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Bengaluru]]

Bengaluru East railway station - Revision history

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