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Bangarapet Junction railway station
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Bangarapet Junction | ||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||
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| Location | State Highway 95, Bangarapet, Kolar district, Karnataka India | |
| Coordinates | 12°59′06″N 78°10′43″E / 12.9849°N 78.1787°ECoordinates: 12°59′06″N 78°10′43″E / 12.9849°N 78.1787°E | |
| Elevation | 815 metres (2,674 ft) | |
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |
| Operated by | South Western Railway | |
| Line(s) | Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Yelahanka–Bangarpet line Bangarpet–Marikuppam line | |
| Platforms | 6 | |
| Tracks | 10 | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Bicycle facilities | No | |
| Other information | ||
| Status | Functioning | |
| Station code | BWT | |
| Division(s) | Bangalore | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1864 | |
| Electrified | Yes | |
| Services | ||
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| Location | ||
  Bangarpet railway station Location in Karnataka | ||
Bangarapet Junction (station code: BWT) (earlier called Bowringpet) is located in Kolar district in the Indian state of Karnataka and serves Bangarapet, and is the nearest junction to Kolar Gold Fields and Kolar
History[edit]
Madras Railway connected Bangalore Cantonment to Jolarpettai as a branch on the newly constructed Chennai–Beypur line in 1864. The station was then known by the name as Kolar Road for its proximity to the Kolar Gold fields and later christened as Bowringpet the name of a District collector of Britishers of the area. Bangalore Mail started running around the same period the exact date not being very clear .[1]
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 via Sidlaghatta, Chintamani, Srinivasapura under Yelahanka-Bangarpet narrow-gauge line in 1918.[2] Gauge conversion of the Bangarpet–Kolar line was completed and opened for traffic in 1997 and since then it has been serviced by a railbus.[3] Gauge conversion of Yelankha–Chickballapur was completed and opened for traffic in 2004. Then gauge conversion of Chickballapur–Kolar was completed and opened for traffic in November 2013 thus connecting the entire network into an Yelankha–Bangarpet broad-gauge line.
The 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Bangarpet–Marikuppam line came up in 1894.[4]
Electrification[edit]
The Mulanur–Bangarpet–Bangalore City sector was electrified in 1991–92.[5]
Amenities[edit]
Bangarapet railway station has a subscriber trunk dialing booth, computerized reservation counter, waiting room, vegetarian refreshment stall, tea stall and book stall.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "IR History – Early days: 1832–1869". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ Satish, Shalini. "Railcar's last stop". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Chapter VII – Transport and Communications" (PDF). Railway lines opened for traffic in the state since 1861, page 290. Karnataka Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ↑ "Bangarpet railway station". Make my Trip. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
External links[edit]
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | South Western Railway zone | toward ? |
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| Terminus | South Western Railway zone Bangarapet–Kolar–Yelahanka line | toward ? |
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| Terminus | South Western Railway zone Bangarapet–Marikuppam branch line | toward ? |
