Bangalore Development Authority began the development of the Kengeri satellite town three decades back. It now has multi-cuisine restaurants, cyber cafes, telephone booths and other services. Kengeri is close to the outer ring road in the Bangalore conglomerate. It has a good connectivity with other parts of the city. It has many eateries and shops dealing in clothes, jewelry, medicines and gifts. Its high-rise apartments on Kommaghatta road, 100-foot Kengeri-Magadi road, town club, Global Village Software Park and Visweswaraiah layout are indicators to its growth. The fast- developing area is a nice place to spend evenings.
40 trains operate from Kengeri
Kengeri Railway Station (station code KGI) is on the Bangalore-Mysore rail route of the South Western Railway in the Bangalore division. It has four platforms and as many as 40 trains operate from the Kengeri station. Chamundi Express, Mysore-Tirupati Fast Passenger, Bagmati Express, Hampi Express, Kannur Express, Golgumbaz Express, Mysore-Chennai Express, are Mailaduturai Express, Yeshwantpur-Karwar Express, Basava Express, and Tuticorin-Mysore Express are the main train connections. Kengeri has the Bangalore City Junction Railway Station on its north-east and Bidadi Railway Station on the south-west.
The Metro Plan –
The Bangalore Metro corridor is being extended up to Kengeri Satellite Town from Nayandahalli on Mysore Road. The work on the Purple Line up to Kengeri is expected to begin 2015 and be completed in December 2019.
Facilities for Passengers –
Kengeri Railway Station has facilities like the computerized reservation system, waiting room, tea stall and drinking water.
Restaurants Near Kengeri Station –
The restaurants around the Kengeri Railway Station include Cafe Coffee Day, Food Palace, Flavour, Pulse, Biriyani Adda, Beijing Bites, Kabab Mahal, Tiara, Sneha Sagar, Naveen kabab And Biriyani Mane, Ashok Uphar, Mane Ruchi’s Palate, Hotel Prashanth, Aarush’s Food Plaza, Mansi Hut Roll Corner, Sri Lakshmi Janardhana Bakery, Sri Lakshmi Janardan Iyengar’s Bakery, Ruchi Fast Food, Nalini Fast Food, and Sri Manjunatha Vegetarian.
The Food Around Kengeri –
Kengeri offers innumerable types of dosas, idlis, uthappas, rice, sambar and rassam as the main food with coconut being found in most dishes. Juicy kebabs, chicken and meat with gravy and biryanis are popular too. Sweet pancakes or obattus, payasam and sheera end the meals on a sweet note. And nobody can miss the filter coffee here. This is a local food, but food of most other types is also available.
Trains Passing Through Kengeri Railway Station –
Train No. | Train Name | Arr. Time | Dep. Time |
|---|---|---|---|
MYS SNSI EXPRESS(MYS-SNSI) | 07:35 | 07:37 | |
Chamundi Express(MYS-SBC) | 09:04 | 09:05 | |
Chamundi Express(SBC-MYS) | 18:34 | 18:35 | |
Mysore-Sainagar Shirdi Express(MYS-SNSI) | 07:29 | 07:30 | |
Sainagar Shirdi – Mysore Weekly Express(SNSI-MYS) | 04:03 | 04:04 | |
Kaveri Express(MYS-MAS) | 22:37 | 22:38 | |
Kaveri Express(MAS-MYS) | 04:33 | 04:34 | |
Mayiladuturai Mysore Express(MV-MYS) | 06:19 | 06:20 | |
Mysore-Mayiladuturai Express(MYS-MV) | 17:59 | 18:00 | |
Yeshvantapur-Kannur Express(YPR-CAN) | 21:14 | 21:15 | |
Kannur-Yesvantpur Express(CAN-YPR) | 07:50 | 07:51 | |
Mysore Bangalore Rajya Rani Express(MYS-SBC) | 18:41 | 18:43 | |
Bangalore Mysore Rajya Rani Express(SBC-MYS) | 08:33 | 08:34 | |
Mysore-Yeshvantapur Express(MYS-YPR) | 15:43 | 15:45 | |
Yeshvantapur-Mysore Express(YPR-MYS) | 10:44 | 10:45 | |
Tuticorin Mysore Express(TN-MYS) | 07:19 | 07:20 | |
Mysore-Tuticorin Express(MYS-TN) | 20:19 | 20:20 | |
Mysore Yesvantpur Express(MYS-YPR) | 14:29 | 14:30 | |
Yesvantpur Mysore Express(YPR-MYS) | 11:54 | 11:55 | |
Mysore-Chennai SF Express(MYS-MAS) | 22:14 | 22:15 | |
Chennai-Mysore SF Express(MAS-MYS) | 05:58 | 06:00 |