Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station

Railway station in Karnataka, India

12°12′40″N 77°40′34″E / 12.2112°N 77.6761°E / 12.2112; 77.6761Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth Western Railway zoneLine(s)Bangarpet–Bangalore railway line(via:-Chickkaballapur,Kolar)Platforms1Tracks1ConnectionsAuto stand, shuttle bus serviceConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioning^[1]Station codeKIAD Zone(s) South Western Railway zone Division(s) BangaloreHistoryOpened2020ElectrifiedYesServices

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Dodjala towards ?		South Western Railway zone Bangalore–Kolar line		Devanahalli towards ?

Kempegowda International Airport Halt railway station (station code: KIAD) is an Indian Railways' railway station located near Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka which is located about 45 km away from the Bangalore City on Yelahanka–Kolar line. This station will serve the Kempegowda International Airport.^[2]

History

In 2014, BIAL had suggested building a halt train station on a line which runs along the northeast boundary of the airport. in 2019 it received permission to construct halt station on the existing Yalahanka–Devanahalli line.. The station is being built by the airport operator, Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL), Upon completion, the station will be handed over to the railways.^[3]

Structure and expansion

Kempegowda International Airport Halt has 1 platform running to 400m in length. Shelters, lighting, benches and a booking office facility are available.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Shuttle service

A free shuttle service is operated by the Bengaluru airport operator. The shuttle timings are synchronized with the train timings.^[7]

Trains between Bengaluru and Kempegowda International Airport Halt Station

Frequency: 6 days a week (Except Sunday)
Trains from the City towards the Airport							Stations		Trains from the Airport towards the City
06531 MEMU	06387 DMU	06593 MEMU	06536 MEMU	06538 MEMU	16549 DEMU		Stations		16550 DEMU	06535 MEMU	06594 MEMU	06537 MEMU	06388 DMU	06532 MEMU
	08:35				18:20	↓	Bangalore City (KSR Bengaluru)	↑	09:35
	-				18:26		Malleswaram		09:17
05:10	08:45		11:00	16:00	-		Bangalore Cant		-	10:40		15:30	17:35	21:00
-	08:50		-	-	-		Bangalore East		-	-		-	17:02	-
05:20	08:56		11:10	16:10	-		Baiyappanahalli		-	09:38		15:12	16:55	20:12
-	-		-	-	-		Channasandra		-	-		-	-	-
-	-	10:10	-	-	18:32		Yasvantpur Jn		09:11	-	14:50	-	-	-
-	-	10:20	-	-	18:41		Lottegollahalli		08:57	-	14:16	-	-	-
-	-	10:23	-	-	18:45		Kodigehalli		08:53	-	14:12	-	-	-
05:45	09:18	10:31	11:32	16:33	18:56		Yelahanka		08:45	09:16	14:03	14:45	16:32	19:50
05:56	09:29	10:42	11:43	16:44	19:07		Bettalsoor		08:30	09:11	13:52	14:33	16:19	19:36
06:04	09:34	10:48	11:49	16:50	19:12		Doddajala H		08:25	09:05	13:45	14:27	16:14	19:31
06:11	09:41	10:55	12:02	16:56	19:19		Kempegowda International Airport Halt		08:18	08:58	13:37	14:20	16:08	19:23
06:19	09:48	11:03	12:12	17:03	19:26		Devanahalli		08:11	08:48	13:28	14:10	16:01	-
06:27	09:56	11:11	12:20	17:11	19:34		Avatihalli H		08:03	08:41	13:21	14:01	15:53	19:08
06:31	10:00	11:15	12:24	17:15	19:38		Venkatagirikote Halt		07:59	08:37	13:17	13:57	15:49	19:04
06:38	10:08	11:22	12:31	17:22	19:46		Nandi Halt		07:51	08:31	13:11	13:51	15:41	18:57
06:55	10:15	11:40	12:55	18:00	19:53		Chik Ballapur		07:44	08:20	13:00	13:40	15:34	18:50
	- - - - -						- - - - - - - - - - -		- - - - -				- - - - -
	12:45				21:41		Kolar		06:15				14:05

Source: NTES 02/08/2024

References

^ "Indian Railways new halt station near Bangalore Airport to offer fast, economical commuting option". Financial Express. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "KIA Halt Station: Airport train, finally on track". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Bengaluru: New halt railway station to ease KIA staff's commuting woes". Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Bengaluru: New halt railway station to ease KIA staff's commuting woes". Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "Three pairs of trains to stop at KIA Halt station". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ "KIA halt station to be ready by April 10". Indian Express. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^ "Bengaluru Airport Transportation - Trains". Bengaluru Airport. 2 August 2024.

External links

Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station at the India Rail Info

Railway stations in Karnataka

SWRTooltip South Western Railway zone

Bangalore	Bangalore City Bangalore Cantonment Bangalore East Bangarapet Junction Baiyyappanahalli Banaswadi Hoodi Halt Kempegowda International Airport halt Kengeri Kolar Krishnadevaraya halt Krishnarajapuram Kuppam (Part of KATooltip Karnataka and APTooltip Andhra Pradesh) Nayandahalli Shrirangapattana Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Whitefield Yesvantpur Junction Yelahanka Junction
Hubli	Almatti Bagalkot Badami Basavana Bagewadi Road Belagavi Ballari Junction Bijapur Castle Rock Dharwad Gadag Junction Gangavathi Ginigera Junction Hole Alur Hosapete Junction Hubli Junction Indi road Karatagi Koppal Londa Junction Mallapur Sindhanur Toranagallu
Mysore	Anandapuram Arsikere Junction Ashokapuram Badanaguppe Chamarajanagar Chamarajapuram Chikkamagaluru Chinnadagudihundi Davangere Hassan Junction Kabaka Puttur Kadakola Kadur Junction Kavalande Konanur Mariyala Gangavadi Mysore Junction Nanjangud Town Narasambudhi Subrahmanya Road Sujathapuram Tandavapura

SCRTooltip South Central Railway zone

Secunderabad	Bidar Chittapur Humnabad Seram/Sedam
Guntakal	Raichur Yadgir

SRTooltip Southern Railway zone

Palakkad	Mangalore Central Mangalore Junction

CRTooltip Central Railway zone

Solapur	Kalaburagi Junction Shahabad Wadi Junction

KRTooltip Konkan Railway zone

Karwar	Ankola Asnoti Barkur Bhatkal Bijoor Mookambika Road Byndoor Chitrapur Gokarna Road Harwada Honnavar Innanje Karwar Kumta Kundapura Manki Mulki Murudeshwar Nandikoor Padubidri Senapura Shiroor Surathkal Thokur Udupi

Namma
Metro

Operational	■ Whitefield (Kadugodi) Challaghatta ■ Nagasandra Silk Institute
Under Construction	■ Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Bommasandra ■ Nagawara Kalena Agrahara ■ Central Silk Board KIAL Terminals
Proposed	■ JP Nagar 4th Phase Kempapura ■ Hosahalli Kadabagere ■ Hebbala Sarjapura