The station is located close to the Tamil Nadu – Karnataka border and is well-connected to major cities in the region. There are three platforms and four railway tracks at the station. Hosur railway station is on the busy Salem- Bangalore via Dharmapuri line and eighteen express trains halt at the station daily. Some of the popular trains crossing the station connect to Dadar, Coimbatore, Mumbai, Delhi, and other cities. Four passenger trains stop at the station and passengers find this service quite economical to reach Bangalore city. These trains connect to Bangalore East, Bangalore City, Yesvantpur, Salem, and Karaikal stations daily.
Hosur Railway station is located at 59 Kilometres from the Bangalore International Airport and also close to the inter-city bus terminals. The nearest station to Hosur is Anekal Road Railway station at 13 Kilometres. The station is near to many tourists’ locations such as Savandurga, Hogenakkal, Bheemeshwari, and Nandi Hills.
Facilities available at the Railway Station –
Hosur railway station is developed to provide a staging area for trains entering into the Bangalore division of the South Western Railways. The proximity of many tourist locations in Hosur makes the station popular destination and the station is equipped with major facilities to serve the passengers. The station hosts a fully computerized reservation system, Passenger Announcement System, functional cafeteria, large magazine and book stall, tourist information centre, digital boards to display train arrivals and departures and IRCTC Tea Stall. There is provision of prepaid parking and prepaid taxi services at the railway station. The station is also well guarded by Railway Protection Force (RPF) and has baggage checking counters at all entrances & exits.
Restaurants near the Railway Station –
The station is close to various restaurants to serve the tourists and visiting passengers. Some of the popular diners nearby the station are:
- Travelkhana – Multi cuisine, North Indian, South Indian – Contact Number# 08800313131
- Janani Garden – Multi cuisine
- Padmavathi Family Restaurant – Tandoori, Vegetarian
- Dindigul Restaurant – South Indian Varieties
- Hotel Gowri Shankar – South Indian, Continental
- Sangeet Sagar Restaurant – Multi cuisine
The restaurants are open till midnight and provide the passengers multiple avenues to experiment the delight of the cuisines. They also have home delivery services and serve the communities round the clock.
Famous Food of Hosur –
Hosur is famous for confluence of both the Tamilian and Kannada culture. The city offers myriad varieties of vegetarian and equally good motley of non-vegetarian dishes. Palak Cheese Aur Tamatar ka Shorba, Aloo Mukki Hingwali, Afeem Ka Gullar, and Paneer Fruit Shaslik are some of the popular vegetarian dishes at the local restaurants. Tandoori Kukkad, Murgh Ki Chaamp and Murgh Taftaan were famous non-veg dishes of the city.
Trains Passing through Hosur Railway Station –
| Train No. | Train Name | Arr. Time | Dep. Time |
| 11013 | Mumbai LTT-Coimbatore Express(LTT-CBE) | 23:16 | 23:18 |
| 11014 | Coimbatore Mumbai LTT Express(CBE-LTT) | 14:23 | 14:25 |
| 11022 | CHALUKYA EXP | 01:58 | 02:00 |
| 12255 | Yesvantpur Puducherry Garib Rath Express(YPR-PDY) | 22:08 | 22:10 |
| 12256 | Puducherry Yesvantpur Garib Rath Express(PDY-YPR) | 05:58 | 06:00 |
| 12647 | Kongu Express(CBE-NZM) | 20:48 | 20:50 |
| 12648 | Kongu Express(NZM-CBE) | 02:33 | 02:35 |
| 12677 | BangaloreCity-Ernakulam Intercity Express(SBC-ERS) | 07:18 | 07:20 |
| 12678 | Ernakulam-BangaloreCity Intercity Express(ERS-SBC) | 18:13 | 18:15 |
| 16231 | Mayiladuturai Mysore Express(MV-MYS) | 03:48 | 03:50 |
| 16232 | Mysore-Mayiladuturai Express(MYS-MV) | 20:03 | 20:05 |
| 16527 | Yesvantpur – Kannur Express(YPR-CAN) | 21:22 | 21:24 |
| 16528 | Kannur – Yeshvantpur Express(CAN-YPR) | 05:08 | 05:10 |
| 16537 | Bangalore-Nagercoil Weekly Express(SBC-NCJ) | 00:26 | 00:28 |
| 16538 | Nagercoil-Bangalore Express(NCJ-SBC) | 01:50 | 02:00 |
| 16731 | Tuticorin Mysore Express(TN-MYS) | 04:43 | 04:45 |
| 16732 | Mysore-Tuticorin Express(MYS-TN) | 22:28 | 22:30 |
| 17235 | NAGERCOIL EXP | 18:09 | 18:10 |
| 17236 | BANGALORE EXP | 06:58 | 07:00 |