Overview: Bangalore
is urbane with its buzzing café-pub culture and its
young professionals who thrive here. The quintessential
cosmopolitan city that put India on the contemporary
world map, Bangalore is the city of pubs and gardens.
Although Bangalore does not offer much in terms of
sights, visit Bangalore for the trendy, modern vibe
it offers, with its influx of IT companies and the
emerging face of urban India. The clean and laidback
city is also a perfect base to start exploring the
surrounding culturally rich area.
Bangalore City Junction (SBC)
Station Enquiry Numbers
Non-automated Reservation Enquiry: 131/132
Automated Reservation Enquiry: 1361
(English), 1362 (Hindi), 1363 (Kannada)
Non-automated Arrival and Departure Enquiry: 131/132
Automated Arrival and Departure Enquiry: 2200971
(English), 2200972 (Hindi), 2200973 (Kannada)
Station Details: Bangalore City
Junction is one of the most important stations
in the South Zone, and it is served by both the
Southern Railways and the South Western Railways,
as well as the Konkan Railway. The main station
in Bangalore, it offers both meter gauge and broad
gauge rail services and is situated in the city
center (Majestic Area). Brindavan Express, Bangalore
Mail, Karnataka Express, Bangalore Express, Kongu
Express, Mysore Express, and Rajdhani Express are
a few of the important trains that halt at the
station. Daily services are offered to and fro
Chennai and Mysore.
Amenities: Bangalore
City Junction has the following amenities available
to passengers: STD booth, tourist information centres,
post & telegraph
office, computerised reservation office, waiting
room, refreshment room, tea stall/light refreshment,
and a book stall. The railway station also has retiring
rooms that are available in AC/Non-AC variants, as
well as dormitories.
Distances of Major Landmarks: Hotel
Grand Ashok (3 km), Taj West End (2 km), MG Road
(6 km), Vidhan Soudha (3 km), Bangalore International
Airport (40-45 km), Jayanagar (7 km), Malleswaram
Market (4 km).
Yeswantpur Junction (YPR): Yesvantpur
Junction Railway Station is situated 10 km from Bangalore
City Railway Station, and is served by the South Western
Railways. Hampi Express, Rani Chennamma Express, Basava
Express and Yesvantpur-Howrah Express are some of the
important trains that touch this station.
Amenities Amenities available
at the railway station include a STD booth, computerized
reservation office, waiting room, and tea stall/light
refreshment stand.
Distances of Major Landmarks
Bangalore City Railway Station (10 km),
MG Road (10 km), Vidhan Soudha (9 km), and Bangalore
International Airport (35-40 km).
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