Bangalore Cantonment railway station

Bengaluru Cantonment Beṅgaḷūru Daṇḍu Bengaluru Chhaavanee
Indian Railways station
Station Board with the DEMU Maintenance Yard
General information
Other names	Bengaluru Cantt. / Bangalore Cantt.
Location	Station Road, Vasanth Nagar, Bangalore-560052, Karnataka India
Coordinates	12°59′N 77°35′E / 12.99°N 77.59°E / 12.99; 77.59
Elevation	929 meters
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Platforms	4 (1A, 1, 2, (3 is for DEMU only))
Connections	Bus, Taxi
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	BNC
Zone(s)	South Western
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Bangalore City Terminus Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Bangalore East towards Chennai Central
Location Bengaluru Cantonment Location within Karnataka

Bengaluru Cantonment railway station, also known as Bangalore Cantonment railway station (station code: BNC^[1]) is one of the four important railway stations serving the city of Bangalore and it is located in the locality of Vasanth Nagar and adjoins Fraser Town, Benson Town and Shivajinagar.^[2][3] 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.^[4] A total of 119 passenger trains start/end/pass through Bangalore Cantonment railway station.^[5] Total 499 stations are directly connected to Bangalore Cantonment railway station via these 269 passenger trains.^[6]