Bangalore East railway station
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 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. Well-known cartoonist Paul Fernandes remembers as a young boy befriending train drivers at this station and getting grease for his bicycle.
Bengaluru East Beṅgaḷūru Pūrva Bengaluru Poorv | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Pottery Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 13.0008518°N 77.6164147°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 915 metres (3,002 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | South Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Chennai Central–Bangalore City, Bangalore–Kolar Gold Fields | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Fraser Town, Cox Town, Cooke Town | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Running | ||||||||||
| Station code | BNCE | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Western Railways | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Bangalore | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1906 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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