Whitefield (Bangalore) railway station

Whitefield Vaiṭphīlḍ Whitaifiaild
Indian Railways station
Vande Bharat Express heading towards Chennai Central railway station
General information
Location	Kadugodi, Bangalore India
Coordinates	12.9964°N 77.7614°E / 12.9964; 77.7614
Elevation	874 metres (2,867 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South Western Railway
Line(s)	Chennai Central–Bangalore City line
Platforms	4
Tracks	6
Connections	Bus,Taxi
Construction
Structure type	At Grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	WFD
Fare zone	South Western Railway
History
Opened	1864
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Hoodi Halt towards Bangalore City Chennai Central–Bangalore City line Devangonthi towards Chennai Central
Route map km 0 Chennai Central to Chennai Egmore- Thanjavur main line 2 Basin Bridge Chennai diamond junction to Gudur– Chennai section 3 Vyasarpadi Jeeva 4 Vyasarpadi 5 Perambur 6 Perambur Carriage Works 8 Perambur Loco Works Integral Coach Factory 9 Villivakkam 12 Korattur 14 Pattaravakkam 16 Ambattur 17 Thirumullaivoyal 18 Annanur 21 Avadi 24 Hindu College 25 Pattabiram Heavy Vehicles Factory 26 Pattabiram West 27 Nemilichery Halt 29 Thiruninravur Tata Steel Yard 32 Veppampattu 36 Sevvapet Road 39 Puttlur Halt 42 Tiruvallur State Highway 50 45 Eggatur Halt 47 Kadambattur 50 Senji Pannambakkam 53 Manavur 58 Tiruvalangadu 61 Mosur 63 Pulliyamangalam to Arakkonam–Chengalpattu branch line Arakkonam NAS 69 Arakkonam Junction to Guntakal–Chennai Egmore section 70 Melapakkam Ultratech Cement 78 Chitteri 80 Anavardikhanpet 87 Mahendra Vadi State Highway 128 Mahendra Vadi Quarry 90 Sholinghur 98 Thalangai 100 Marudalam State Highway 61 105 Wallajah Road 113 Mukundarayapuram NH 4 Ponnai River 118 Tiruvalem State Highway 59 128 Sevur State Highway 9/83 to Dharmavaram Junction 129 Katpadi Junction to Puducherry 137 Latteri 142 Virinchipuram 148 Kayanur 154 Guriyapattam State Highway 127 159 Melalathur 164 Valathoor 170 Melpatti Palar River 176 Pachachakupam 182 Ambur 190 Vinnamangalam NH 46 198 Vaniyambadi 206 Kettandapatti 213 Jolarpettai Junction to Jolarpettai– Shoranur line 222 Somanayyakanpatti NH 46 230 Patchur km 235 Kotturu Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh border Malanur 241 State Highway 219 16 Marikuppam Kuppam 254 14 Champion Gudupalli 264 12 Ooragaum Bisanattam 269 State Highway 96 Andhra Pradesh Karnataka border 9 Coromandel Kamasamudram 276 BEML Limited Varadapur 283 7 BEML Nagar Bangarapet Junction 288 0 0 to Kadapa– Bangalore section State Highway 95 State Highway 95 State Highway 96 NH 4 17 Kolar Kolar-Chik Ballapur Road Maralahalli 296 State Highway 5 29 Jangatta Halt Lake Maduvadi Kare Tayakal 300 33 Gottihalli Halt 38 Dalasanur Halt 46 Srinivasapura Halt Bytrayanhalli 309 NH 234 56 Dodaanatta Halt State Highway 82 Malur 315 67 Chintamani NH 234 79 Husenahalli Halt State Highway 117 88 Sidlagatta 95 Gidanahalli Halt 104 Chik Ballapur Devangonthi 327 110 Nandi Halt 117 Venkatagiri Kote Halt 120 Avatihalli Whitefield 335 NH 7 126 Devanahalli Kempegowda International Airport Whitefield Satellite 337 138 Dodjala 142 Bettahalsoor to Guntakal– Bangalore section Krishnarajapuram 344 150 Yelahanka to Yesvantpur NH 7 Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. State Highway 104 150 Yelahanka 157 Thanisandra 163 Channasandra Jolarpettai– Shoranur line Bangalore East 351 Bangalore Cantt 353 to Bangalore–Arsikere– Hubli line Bangalore City 358 to Mysore Junction km km Sources: Google maps 12639 Brindavan Express 76551 KSR Bengaluru–Kolar DEMU (via Chik Ballapur) 76501 Bangarpet–Kolar railbus 56505 Bangarpet–Marikuppam Passenger

Whitefield railway station (station code: WFD) is an Indian Railways train station located in Whitefield, Bangalore, in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is about 8 km away from the Krishnarajapuram railway station and serves the Whitefield area.

The Whitefield railway station is about 3 km north of the Whitefield Bus stop. It lies on the Bangalore–Chennai route and is double and electrified, the Krishnarajapuram–Whitefield section is slated to be converted to a quadruple line. The station is slated to become a junction with a new Whitefield–Kolar (53 km; 33 miles) line being laid.

Structure

Whitefield railway station has four platforms, each running to 650m in length, shelters, lighting, benches and a booking office.

Station Layout

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance & ticket counter
P1	Platform 1	Towards ← KSR Bengaluru next station is Hoodi Halt
	FOB, Island platform | P1 & P2 Doors will open on the left | (Used for MEMUs and Express trains)
	Platform 2	Towards → Jolarpettai Junction / MGR Chennai Central next station is Devangonthi
	Platform 3	Towards ← KSR Bengaluru next station is Hoodi Halt
	FOB, Island platform | P3 Doors will open on the left | (Used for MEMUs and Express trains)
	Platform 4	Not in Operation
P1

Line

Station Board

Whitefield railway station is on the Bangalore–Chennai main line. The railway station is located between Hoodi Halt railway station and Devangonthi railway station.

Originating/terminating trains

Train number	Train name	Type	Source	Destination
06567/06568	Whitefield–Baiyyappanahalli MEMU Special	MEMU	Whitefield	Baiyyappanahalli
66541/66542	Whitefield–KSR Bengaluru City MEMU	MEMU	Whitefield	Bengaluru City
06593/06594	Whitefield–Baiyyappanahalli DEMU Special	Passenger	Whitefield	Baiyyappanahalli

See also

• List of railway stations in India

External links

• Whitefield (Bangalore) railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Hoodi Halt towards ?		South Western Railway zone Chennai Central–Bangalore City line		Devangonthi towards ?