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Bangalore Division came into existence on 27.7.1981.This Division was carved out from the erstwhile Madras and Mysore Divisions of Southern Railway. The Division is on a broad gauge system and encompasses 15 districts of three States:

 

Sl. No.

State

Districts

1

KARNATAKA

Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Tumkur, Mysore,Mandya, Ramanagaram, Chikballapur, Kolar & Hassan

2

TAMIL NADU

Krishnnagiri, Dharmapuri, Salem & Vellore.

3

ANDRA PRADESH

Anantapur & Chittoor

 

 

The division has 1132.818 Route kilometer of track, out of which 787.857Kms are in Karnataka, 173.671Kms in Tamil Nadu and 171.290Kms in Andhra Pradesh.There are total 133 stations, out of which 104 are situated in Karnataka, 14 in Tamil Nadu and 15 in Andhra Pradesh.

 

ROUTE KILOMETERS

 

 

ROUTE

SECTION

ROUTE KMS

B

Jolarpettai (Excl) – Bangalore city,

Baiyyappanahalli – Dharmavaram (via CSDR,MKJ) &

Krishnarajpuram – Channasandra Bye Pass Line

316.516

D

Bangalore – Mysore, Bangalore – Sampige Road,

Salem (Excl)--Baiyyappanahalli, Lottegolahalli-Chikbanavar (Bye pass)

407.17

E

Yesvantpur – Yelahanka, Penukonda – Dharmavaram (excl. via SSPN), Bangarpet – Marikuppam, Yelahanka – Chikkballapur- Kolar – Bangarpet, Baiyyappanahalli cabin - Yesvantpur, Baiyyappanahalli – Banaswadi, Chikbanavar – Hassan via Neelmangala and Shravanbelgola, and Baiyyappanahalli – Vimanapura (Goods only)

420.282




CLASSIFICATION OF STATIONS

 

 

Stations have been classified as NSG1, NSG2, NSG3, NSG4, NSG5, NSG6,HG1, HG2, HG3 on the basis of Annual passenger earnings and Passenger Footfall.

 

Category of Station

Annual Passenger Earnings (Rs)

Passenger Footfall(Nos)           

Total No. of Stations

NSG1

Above 500 Crores

Above 20 million

1

NSG 2

100 to 500 Crores

10 to 20 Million

1

NSG 3

20 to 100 Crores

5 to 10 Million

5

NSG 4

10 to 20 Crores

2 to 5 Million

10

NSG 5

1 to 10 Crores

1 to 2 Million

17

NSG 6

Upto 1 Crore

Upto 1 Million

63

HG 1

Mora than 50 Lakhs

More than 3 lakhs

Nil

HG 2

5 to 50 Lakhs

1 to 3 Lakhs

11

HG 3

Upto 5 Lakhs

Upto 1 Lakh

23

Total No. of Stations

 

 

131

Source : South Western Railway Last Reviewed : 28-05-2026