Bengaluru East Railway Station Reopens After Nearly 1 Year: Trains Towards Mysuru, Kolar and Chennai to Stop

Updated: Friday, May 22, 2026, 23:55 [IST]

Bengaluru East railway station, closed for about a year, is set to reopen from 25 May. Trains that earlier skipped the halt will again stop here, benefiting commuters in the eastern parts of Bengaluru. Services towards Kolar, Bangarpet, Mysuru, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will resume halts at this station as before.

The station had been shut due to platform work, and all halts were withdrawn in March 2025. With construction activity now reported complete, regular stoppages are being restored. This change will ease pressure on nearby stations and shorten travel for many daily passengers using suburban and long-distance trains.

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Bengaluru East railway station reopens on 25 May after platform work, restoring halts for trains on routes including Kolar, Bangarpet, Mysuru, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. This benefits commuters in eastern Bengaluru by improving connectivity and shortening travel times.

Bengaluru East railway station train halts and timings

Several important trains on routes linking Chennai, Mysuru, Mumbai, Kacheguda, Kanyakumari and Bhubaneswar will again stop at Bengaluru East. The list also includes multiple MEMU services that connect KSR Bengaluru with Marikuppam, Kuppam, Jolarpettai, Whitefield, Kolar, Bangarpet, Dharmapuri and Anantapur, supporting both intercity and suburban travel for office-goers and other regular users.

According to the latest timetable, trains will halt briefly, often for just one minute. Early morning services from Chennai Central, Tirupati and Cuddalore Port towards Ashokapuram, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru are scheduled, along with overnight expresses from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Kacheguda. Evening and late-night services also resume halts, improving connectivity throughout the day.

The detailed list of trains stopping at Bengaluru East railway station, with arrival and departure timings, is given below. This includes express services and MEMU trains that play a key role in regional connectivity and daily commuting in and around Bengaluru.

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Train No.	Train name / route	Arrival	Departure
16021	Chennai Central – Ashokapuram Express	02:57 AM	02:58 AM
16220	Tirupati – Chamarajanagar Express	03:32 AM	03:33 AM
12657	Chennai Central – KSR Bengaluru Express	03:47 AM	03:48 AM
16231	Cuddalore Port – Mysuru Express	04:44 AM	04:45 AM
11301	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai) – KSR Bengaluru Express	04:59 AM	05:00 AM
12785	Kacheguda – Ashokapuram Express	05:23 AM	05:24 AM
16235	Thoothukudi – Mysuru Express	05:29 AM	05:30 AM
66519	Marikuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	05:59 AM	06:00 AM
16525	Kanyakumari – KSR Bengaluru Express	06:22 AM	06:23 AM
16519	Jolarpettai – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	06:55 AM	06:56 AM
66584	Dharmapuri – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	07:24 AM	07:25 AM
66555	Marikuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	08:02 AM	08:03 AM
66529	Kuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	08:39 AM	08:40 AM
66588	Kolar – Bengaluru Cantonment MEMU	09:05 AM	09:06 AM
66512	Marikuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	09:25 AM	09:26 AM
18463	Bhubaneswar – KSR Bengaluru Express	10:35 AM	10:36 AM
66541	Whitefield – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	10:54 AM	10:55 AM
66545	Marikuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	03:39 PM	03:40 PM
12577	Darbhanga – Mysuru Express	04:14 PM	04:15 PM
66543	Kuppam – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	04:33 PM	04:34 PM
66592	Kolar – Bengaluru Cantonment MEMU	04:53 PM	04:54 PM
66549	Jolarpettai – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	05:45 PM	05:46 PM
66582	Bangarpet – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	06:32 PM	06:33 PM
66560	Anantapur – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	06:46 PM	06:47 PM
16551	Chennai Central – Ashokapuram Express	07:16 PM	07:17 PM
11013	Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (Mumbai) – Coimbatore Express	08:09 PM	08:10 PM
16521	Bangarpet – KSR Bengaluru MEMU	10:29 PM	10:30 PM

Bengaluru East railway station works and service impact

The closure of Bengaluru East railway station had forced passengers to board or alight elsewhere. During the platform construction period, trains on the Kolar, Bangarpet, Mysuru, Kerala and Tamil Nadu routes were barred from halting here. With construction now over, earlier patterns of stoppages are being restored for all listed services.

Commuters from nearby neighbourhoods relied more on KSR Bengaluru, Bengaluru Cantonment and other stations during the shutdown. The reopening from 25 May should help reduce travel time to stations and ease crowding. Regular halts will again support office travel, school trips and inter-state journeys for residents in the eastern parts of the city.