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Detailed explanation-1: -The ultra luxury Sir M Visvesvaraya Railway Terminal in Karnataka’s capital city Bengaluru was made operational. The Ernakulam Tri-Weekly Express chugged trough the station to mark this special occasion. According to the railway officials, the air-conditioned SMV Railway Terminal is a Rs 314 crore project.

Detailed explanation-2: -Visvesvaraya Terminal, Bengaluru railway station (station code: SMVB) is an Indian Railways train station located in Baiyyapanahalli, Bangalore in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-3: -#Bengaluru gets India’s first ultra-luxury railway terminal with airport-like facilities . The Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal at Baiyappanahalli is built at the cost of Rs 314 crore and is open for public use now. The railway terminal is modelled after the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some of the popular terminal stations in India are Anand Vihar Terminal (ANVT), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Bandra Terminus (BDTS), and Rajendra Nagar Terminus (RJPB).

Detailed explanation-5: -“Sir M Visvesvaraya is India’s first centralised AC Terminal, a benchmark for future Railway terminals.