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Overview of Bidadi Railway Station – BID

Bidadi Railway Station (codenamed BID) is situated in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka. The station is under the supervision of the Bangalore division, monitored by South Western Railway. It lies on the Mysore–Bangalore railway line and is also a stoppage point for four express trains & other daily passenger trains. The station is positioned 30 Kilometres from the Bangalore City junction, 35 Kilometres from Yesvantpur junction, and 100 Kilometres from Bangarapet Junction.

Bidadi is a town located south-west of the Bangalore city. The region due to its proximity to the weekend getaway resorts like Wonder-la brings passengers in large numbers to the station. Some of the popular trains crossing the station connect to Mysore, Yesvantpur, Tirupati, Tuticorn, and other cities. Malgudi express, Kaveri express, Chamundi express, and Night Queen Passenger trains ply over this station daily. Two passenger trains between Bangalore and Mysore cross this station daily. The station handles 18000 passengers on a daily basis and provides an easy commute to the Bangalore City junction.

Bidadi Railway station is located at 62 Kilometres from the Bangalore International Airport and many Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) buses cross the station on a regular basis for passenger comfort. The station is near to many tourists’ locations such as Savandurga, Shivagange, Bheemeshwari and Shivanasamundram.

Facilities available at the Railway Station –

The railway station has basic passenger amenities with sufficient drinking water, ticket counter, waiting stands on the platform, refreshment center, prepaid parking facility, and an emergency room to assist the passengers. The station is well-connected to the nearby tourist locations through bus and auto-rickshaw services. The industrial growth in the region is also the reason for the modernization activities that took place at the station over the years.

Restaurants near the Railway Station –

Many south Indian and north Indian dishes are served in the restaurants nearby the railway station. Since this is a major station in the district, this region also hosts a number of street food vendors.

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  • Courtyard – Chinese – 0.4 Kilometres from station, inside Wonder-La
  • Waves – Multi Cuisines – 0.4 Kilometres from station inside Wonder-La
  • Mandathi Armane Restaurant – Vegetarian – 0.2 Kilometres
  • Paru Restaurant– South Indian, Non-Vegetarian – 0.3 Kilometres
  • Green Garden Restaurant – South Indian – 0.1 Kilometres

The restaurants located inside the Wonder La resort provide multiple food options to the customers and passengers to the station.

Famous Food of Bidadi –

Bidadi is on the State Highway 17, and there are multiple restaurants located in this region to satiate the appetite for both the commuters and travellers. There is a wide range of food dishes from delicious spiced mutton curry to paneer aloo fry. The special starters that are offered at all the restaurants located along the Mysore road are a cocktail samosa (stuffed with spinach, corn, and vegetables) and prawn tempura (cooked with prawn & mint). The popular vegetarian dishes are Paneer Makhani, Capsicum Masala, Pudina Kofta, and Dal mushroom curry. Some of the non-vegetarian dishes to try out here are Chicken Chettinadu, Lamb korma, and mild boiled prawn masala.

Trains Passing through Bidadi Railway Station (BID) –

Train No. Train Name Arr. Time Dep. Time
Kaveri Express
04:34
04:35
Chamundi Express
08:39
08:40
Chamundi Express
18:49
18:50
Kaveri Express(MAS-MYS)
04:48
04:49
Tuticorin- Mysore Express
07:34
07:35
Gol Gumbaz Express
17:19
17:20
Gol Gumbaz Express
08:48
08:49
Hampi Express
07:04
07:05
Hampi Express
20:29
20:30
Tuticorin Mysore Express(TN-MYS)
07:34
07:35
Mysore Yesvantpur Express(MYS-YPR)
14:09
14:10
Yesvantpur Mysore Express(YPR-MYS)
12:11
12:12
Basava Express
15:19
15:20
Basava Express
11:49
11:50
Chamarajanagar-Tirupati Fast Passenger
19:04
19:05
Tirupati-Chamarajanagar Fast Passenger
08:04
08:05