Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal

Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station (station code: SMVB ) is an Indian Railways train station located in Baiyyapanahalli, Bengaluru in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the third intercity coaching terminal in Bengaluru after Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (Bengaluru Station) and Yesvantpur Junction railway station. One of the first two Amrit Bharat Express originating terminating at this station starting from Malda Town railway station flagged off on 30 December 2023.

Development
The new station was constructed at a cost of ₹314 crores. The station has VIP lounges, food courts, escalators and air conditioning waiting rooms. According to railways officials It was first air-conditioned railway terminal in South India. It was also first green field project for Indian railways to construct a world class terminal. Work was completed in the early 2021, but there is more than 18 months delay in opening of railway station. Railway officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic and lack of connectivity as the main reasons for delay, but inside sources claimed the delay was to allow the prime minister to open the station. Commercial operations began on 6 June 2022 with Ernakulam Tri-Weekly SuperFast Express.

Connectivity
This railway station is connected to nearby neighborhoods in the city by BMTC buses. BMTC has deployed 10 buses on the following routes.
 * 300-MV Kempegowda Bus Station
 * MF-1E Channasandra
 * MF-5 Central Silk Board
 * MF-7A Subbaiahnapalya
 * MF-7B Nagawara
 * MF-9 Munnekolalu Cross
 * MF-500 EB Electronic City Wipro Main Gate
 * D6G Depot-06 Gate
 * 302 D10G Old Bayyapanahalli to Depot-10 Gate (via SMVT Bengaluru)
 * 412 A Babusapalya to Dr B. R. Ambedkar TTMC, Domaluru (via SMVT Bengaluru)

The buses will run 144 trips per day.

Ride-hailing services for car taxis, bike taxis and autorickshaws such as Ola, Rapido, Namma Yatri and Uber are also available.

Long-distance trains
Long-distance trains from SMVT Bengaluru are as follows:
 * 12503/12504 Agartala–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
 * 12552/12551 Kamakhya–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express
 * 12245/12246 Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express
 * 13433/13434 SMVT Bengaluru–Malda Town Amrit Bharat Express
 * 22887/22888 Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
 * 22863/22864 Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru AC Superfast Express
 * 22353/22354 Patna–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
 * 16319/16320 Kochuveli–SMVT Bengaluru Humsafar Express
 * 22501/22502 New Tinsukia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express
 * 12509/12510 Kaziranga Tri-weekly Superfast Express
 * 12863/12864 Howrah–SMVT Bengaluru Superfast Express
 * 12845/12846 Bhubaneswar–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express
 * 12683/12684 (Weekly) & 22607 / 22608 (Bi-weekly) Ernakulam–SMVT Bengaluru Tri-weekly Superfast Express
 * 12889/12890 Tatanagar–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express
 * 16583/16584 SMVT Bengaluru–Mangaluru Central Tri-weekly Express
 * 12295/12296 Sanghamithra Superfast Express
 * 22351/22352 Patliputra–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express
 * 15227/15228 Muzaffarpur–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express
 * 12253 / 12254 Anga Weekly Express
 * 18637/18638 Hatia–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express
 * 17235/17236 SMVT Bengaluru–Nagercoil Express
 * 17209/17210 Seshadri Express
 * 22617/22618 Tirupati–SMVT Bengaluru Tri-weekly Express
 * 12835/12836 Hatia–SVMT Bengaluru Bi-weekly Superfast Express
 * 22306/22305 Jasidih–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express
 * 16529/16530 SMVT Bengaluru–Karaikal Unreserved Express
 * 08543/08544 Vishakhapatnam–SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express Special
 * 06269/06270 Mysuru–SVMT Bengaluru Unreserved Express Special
 * 02986/02987 Dibrugarh–SVMT Bengaluru Weekly Superfast Express Special

Regional trains
Regional trains from SMVT Bengaluru are as follows:
 * 06527/06528 Bangarapet–SMVT Bengaluru Unreserved MEMU Express

Accidents
On 8 October 2022, A 31-year-old lady travelling with her 3-year-old child and elderly mother slipped and fell between platform no. 1 and the adjoining tracks while hurriedly boarding a moving 12551 SMVT Bengaluru–Kamakhya AC Superfast Express with a manually operated door. The lady was initially saved by an officer of the Government Railway Police, who pulled her out onto the platform. She had a fractured arm but unfortunately died while en route to the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals in Shivajinagara.