Hejjala Railway Station (codenamed HJL) is located in Ramanagara district of Karnataka, India. The station is near to the Bidadi station (7 Kilometres) and is the suburban halt for the trains on the Mysore- Bangalore railway line. Hejjala station belongs to the South Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways and falls under the supervision of Bangalore division respectively. Hejjala station is located at 23 Kilometres from the Bangalore City junction, 28 Kilometres from Yesvantpur junction and 82 Kilometres from Hosur Railway station.There are no express trains that halt at this railway station. However, there are few passenger trains running between Mysore and Bangalore on a daily basis. The passenger trains namely the Night Queen and Mysore Bangalore (Pull-Push) trains operate between these two cities helping the residents in the hamlets commute for work every day. More than nine passenger trains stop at the Hejjala railway station daily and over 70 express trains cross the station respectively.

Hejjala Railway station is located at 55 Kilometres from the Bangalore International Airport and close to the nearby bus station. The station is near to Ramanagaram (23 KM), Magadi (27 KM), Bangalore (31 KM), Maddur (55 KM), and other important taluks. The nearest tourists’ locations from the station are Nandi Hills, Savandurga, Bheemeshwari, Shivagange and Bangalore.

Facilities available at Hejjala Railway Station –

The station is equipped with all the basic amenities to provide a good ambience to the visiting passengers. There is a good supply of drinking water, the platforms are well maintained, ticket counters are operational, decent cafeteria, foot over bridge, and cater to basic needs of the passengers. The personnel are well trained to deal with any emergency situations, and there is also provision for prepaid parking at the station premises.

Restaurants near The Railway Station –

There are local restaurants near the Hejjala railway station. Some of the must try places to visit are listed below.

• TravelKhana – 08800313131
• Woods Restaurant – Non Vegetarian – 0.2 KM
• Hotel Guru – South Indian – 0.3 KM
• Aditi Vegetarian Restaurant – South Indian – 0.4 KM
• Ugadi Tandoori Restaurant – 0.3 KM from station
• Kaveri Family Dhaba – Vegetarian, Non Vegetarian – 0.5 KM from station
• Hotel Raghavendra – Vegetarian – 0.3 KM from station

Famous Food of Hejjala –

The region is famous for its vegetarian dishes prepared from spinach, mint, and sweet potato. Most of the dishes prepared would have these as key ingredients, and stuffed samosa is one of the popular snacks along the Mysore road. Hejjala also hosts a number of family restaurants and dhabas. So the locally made Ragi rice meal is not only healthy but also provides high proteins with their intake. Tandoori kabab, Kasturi kabab, Sarsoka kabab, and Pepper Kabab are freshly prepared marinated in spinach water for that unique flavour. Another must try dish here would be a plate of mutton pepper dry.