Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
Board view of SMVT railway station
General information
Location	Sathyanagara, Maruthi Sevanagara, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560033  India
Coordinates	12°59′59″N77°38′28″E / 12.99962°N 77.64107°E / 12.99962; 77.64107
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway zone of Indian Railways
Line	yesvantpur baiyappanahalli branch line part of KSR Bengaluru Chennai main line
Platforms	7
Train operators	Indian Railways
Connections	BMTC Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal
Construction
Structure type	At–ground
Parking	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SMVB
Zone(s)	South Western Railway zone
Division(s)	Bangalore
History
Opened	6 June 2022;3 years ago (2022-06-06)
Electrified	Yes
Location Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Location within Bengaluru

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station (station code: SMVB ^[1] ) is an Indian Railways train station located in Baiyyapanahalli, ^[2] Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the third intercity coaching terminal in Bengaluru after Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru) and Yesvantpur Junction railway station. One of the first two Amrit Bharat Express originating terminating at this station starting from Malda Town railway station flagged off on 30 December 2023. ^{[3] [4]}

Development

The new station was constructed at a cost of ₹314 crores. The station has VIP lounges, food courts, escalators and air conditioning waiting rooms. According to railways officials It was first air-conditioned railway terminal in South India. It was also first green field project for Indian railways to construct a world class terminal. ^[5] Work was completed in the early 2021, but there is more than 18 months delay in opening of railway station. Railway officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of connectivity as the main reasons for delay, but inside sources claimed the delay was to allow the prime minister to open the station. ^[6] Commercial operations began on 6 June 2022 with Ernakulam Tri-Weekly SuperFast Express.^{[ citation needed ]}

Connectivity

This railway station is connected to nearby neighborhoods in the city by BMTC buses. BMTC has deployed 10 buses on the following routes.

• 300-MV Kempegowda Bus Station
• 300-R Yeshwanthpura
• MF-1E Channasandra
• MF-5 Central Silk Board
• MF-7A Subbaiahnapalya
• MF-7B Nagawara
• MF-9 Munnekolalu Cross
• MF-500 EB Electronic City Wipro Main Gate
• D6G Depot-06 Gate
• 302 D10G Old Bayyapanahalli to Depot-10 Gate (via SMVT Bengaluru)
• 412 A Babusapalya to Dr B. R. Ambedkar TTMC, Domaluru (via SMVT Bengaluru)

The buses will run 144 trips per day. ^[7]

Ride-hailing services for car taxis, bike taxis and autorickshaws such as Ola, Rapido, Namma Yatri and Uber are also available.

Long-distance trains from SMVT Bengaluru

The following long-distance trains operate from Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru:

Sr. No.	Train Number	Train Name	Type	Frequency
1	15227/15228	Muzaffarpur–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express	Express	Weekly
2	12245/12246	Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express	Duronto Express	Daily
3	12552/12551	Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express	AC Superfast Express	Weekly
4	12503/12504	Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express	Humsafar Express	Weekly
5	13433/13434	SMVT Bengaluru–Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express	Amrit Bharat Express	Weekly
6	22887/22888	Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express	Humsafar Express	Weekly
7	22863/22864	Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express	AC Superfast Express	Weekly
8	22353/22354	Patna–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express	Humsafar Express	Weekly
9	16319/16320	Kochuveli–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express	Humsafar Express	Weekly
10	22501/22502	New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
11	12509/12510	Kaziranga Tri-weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Tri-weekly
12	16597/16598	SMVT Bengaluru–Alipurduar Amrit Bharat Express	Amrit Bharat Express	Weekly
13	12863/12864	Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
14	12845/12846	Bhubaneswar–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
15	12683/12684	Ernakulam–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Daily
16	12889/12890	Tatanagar–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
17	11085/11086	Gwalior–SMVT Bengaluru Express	Express	Weekly
18	16583/16584	SMVT Bengaluru–Murdeshwar Express	Express	Weekly
19	12295/12296	Sanghamithra Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
20	22351/22352	Patliputra–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
21	12253/12254	Anga Weekly Express	Express	Weekly
22	18637/18638	Hatia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express	Express	Weekly
23	17209/17210	Seshadri Express	Express	Daily
24	22617/22618	Tirupati–SMVT Bengaluru Tri-weekly Express	Intercity Express	Tri-weekly
25	22305/22306	Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal–Jasidih Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Weekly
26	12835/12836	Hatia–SMVT Bengaluru Bi-weekly Superfast Express	Superfast Express	Bi-weekly
27	16529/16530	SMVT Bengaluru–Karaikal Unreserved Express	Unreserved Express	Weekly
28	08543/08544	Vishakhapatnam–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express Special	Superfast Express Special	Weekly
29	06269/06270	Mysuru–SMVT Bengaluru Unreserved Express Special	Unreserved Express Special	Weekly
30	02986/02987	Dibrugarh–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express Special	Superfast Express Special	Weekly

Regional trains

Regional trains from SMVT Bengaluru are as follows:

• 06527/06528 Bangarapet–SMVT Bengaluru Unreserved MEMU Express

Gallery

This section covers a couple of captures of this terminal railway station as shown below:-

• 
  Terminal Station Platform
• 
  Front Entrance of this terminal station
• 
  Illuminated letters of "ILoveBLR"
• 
  Overview of this terminal railway station

Accidents

On 8 October 2022, A 31-year-old lady travelling with her 3-year-old child and elderly mother slipped and fell between platform no. 1 and the adjoining tracks while hurriedly boarding a moving 12551 SMVT Bengaluru–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express with a manually operated door. The lady was initially saved by an officer of the Government Railway Police, who pulled her out onto the platform. She had a fractured arm but unfortunately died while en route to the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals in Shivajinagara. ^[8]

References

1. Kagyung, Biplob. "SMVT Bengaluru Railway Station Map/Atlas SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
2. "Bengaluru's first airport-like railway station opens at Baiyappanahalli".
3. "Amrit Bharat train: PM Modi flagged off new push-pull train for common man between Ayodhya and Darbhanga - check top features". The Times of India. 22 December 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 23 December 2023.
4. Verma, Shivam (22 December 2023). "PM Modi to flag off 5 Vande Bharat, 2 Amrit Bharat trains on December 30, check details here". Daily News and Analysis.
5. "Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal: This Bengaluru railway station looks like an airport | TOI Original - Times of India Videos". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
6. "Finally, Visvesvaraya terminal opens but without fanfare". Deccan Herald. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
7. "BMTC to run feeder buses to Sir MV Terminal from today". Deccan Herald. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
8. "Woman falls on track while rushing to board train in Bengaluru, dies". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 28 October 2022.

External links

• Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal at the India Rail Info