Bangalore East railway station

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, 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 till the 1920s. The station is now renovated with a larger platform. Adjacent to railway station, there is the Bangalore East Football Grounds, which nowadays is more used for playing Cricket.[1][2] Well known cartoonist Paul Fernandes remembers as a young boy befriending train drivers at this station, and getting grease for his bicycle.[3]

Bengaluru East

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಪೂರ್ವ
Indian Railways station
LocationPottery Road, Fraser Town, Bangalore Cantonment
India
Coordinates13.0008518°N 77.6164147°E / 13.0008518; 77.6164147
Elevation915 metres (3,002 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Western Railway
Line(s)Chennai Central–Bangalore City, Bangalore–Kolar Gold Fields
Platforms2
ConnectionsFraser Town, Cox Town, Cooke Town
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusRunning
Station codeBNCE
Zone(s) South Western Railways
Division(s) Bangalore
History
Opened1906
ElectrifiedYes
Services

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 Civil and Military Station which was controlled by the British Madras Presidency. The Bangalore City station in the Bangalore Pete (under the control of the Maharaja of Mysore), was used to connect to Mysore State.[4] 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.[5]

Recent developments

Recently in a bid to give a face-lift to the Bangalore East Railway Station, the Indian Railways started 5 new booking counters at the station.[6] 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, 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.[7]

Preceding and following stations
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
South Western Railway zone
  • Bangalore East railway station. The original British period stone building.
  • Bangalore East railway station, ticket counter. The original British period stone building.
  • Bangalore East football ground
  • Bangalore East railway station
  • Bangalore East railway station, board
  • Bangalore East railway station, pedestrian crossing

References
  1. Patrao, Michael (19 May 2008). "Reminisces of the Raj" (Bangalore). Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. "Bangalore East railway station". The Hindu (Bangalore). 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. Rizvi, Aliyeh (5 July 2013). "No apologies for memories here". The Hindu (Bangalore). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. List of Mysore Residency records, from the year 1880-1947: Volume 2 of Catalogue of Records. India: Karnataka State Archives. 1973. p. 298. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. R, Sunitha Rao (20 October 2011). "Bangalore Metro launch: Bangalore heard a train whistle first in 1864" (Bangalore). Economic Times. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. "Five new booking counters at Bangalore East". The Hindu (Bangalore). 26 June 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. "Residents seek halt for express trains at Bangalore East". The Hindu (Bangalore). 11 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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