First Centralized AC Railway Terminal - Bangalore
India’s First Centralized Air Conditioned Railway Terminal
At Bangalore ( Baiyappanahalli )
Named after one of the foremost civil engineers, Bharat Ratna Sir M. Visvesvaraya
To meet the ever increasing demand for new trains
Sanctioned in 2015-16
Cost - Rs. 300 Crores (Approx)
It decongest the existing Railway Stations at KSR Bengaluru and Yesvantpur.
Airport like facade
State-of-the-art passenger amenities
4200 Sq Meters area
Daily footfall - 50 thousand
Can operate 50 trains daily
Grand canopy over the Station Building concourse (like in Airports)
Fully AC entrancy Lobby
Good parking facility
7 Platforms (along with 8 stabling lines and 3 pit lines)
Food courts, Escalators, Lifts, FOB, Subways
Water recycling plant - 4 Lakh liters capacity per day