Bantwala railway station

Bantwala or Bantawala is a major railway station on Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line. It is located in BC Road, Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka state, India. It consists of two platforms. This railway station is nearest railway station to National Highway in Dakshina Kannada district. This railway station is located just 500 meters away from NH 75 and three kilometers away from Bantwal city.

Bantwal railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location11-270-2, Kaikunja East Road, B.C Road, Bantwal, Karnataka
India
Coordinates12°52′41″N 75°01′55″E / 12.8781784°N 75.0318748°E / 12.8781784; 75.0318748
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth Western Railway
Line(s)Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBNTL
Zone(s) South Western Railway
Division(s) Mysore
Fare zoneSouth Western Railway
History
Opened1979
Closed1979(for gauge conversion)
Rebuilt2005
ElectrifiedElectrification in progress
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Farangipete Halt
towards ?
Mangalore–Hassan–Mysore line Kalladka
towards ?
Location
Bantwala railway station is located in India
Bantwala railway station
Bantwala railway station
Location within India
Bantwala railway station is located in Karnataka
Bantwala railway station
Bantwala railway station
Bantwala railway station (Karnataka)

Location

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Bantwala Railway Station serves Bantwal city of Dakshina Kannada district. It belongs to Mysuru railway division part of South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways.

Services

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There are several trains to Mangaluru, Puttur,Subrahmanya, Karwar, Kannur, Vijayapura, Yesvantpur, Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi which stops at Bantwal railway station.

Train number Train name
07377/07378 Mangaluru Junction–Vijayapura Express Special[1]
16511/16512 KSR Bengaluru–Kannur Express (via Kunigal)
16515/16516 Yesvantpur–Karwar Express
16585/16586 Mangaluru Central-SMVT Bengaluru Express(via Mysuru)
16575/16576 Gomteshwara Express
16539/16540 Yesvantpur-Mangaluru Junction Weekly Express(via Kunigal)
16595/16596 Panchaganga Express
56642/56643 Mangaluru Central–Kabaka Puttur Passenger (unreserved)
56644/56645 Kabaka Puttur–Mangaluru Central Passenger (unreserved)
56646/56647 Subrahmanya Road–Mangaluru Central Passenger (unreserved)

References

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  1. ^ "Vijayapura-Mangaluru train likely". The Hindu. 1 November 2019.