Krishnarajapura metro station
13°00′00″N 77°40′41″E / 12.99999°N 77.67794°E / 12.99999; 77.67794
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Side platform (TBC)
Platform-3 → Central Silk Board
Platform-4 → KIAL Terminals
![Mainline rail interchange](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/BSicon_BAHN.svg/16px-BSicon_BAHN.svg.png)
2 (Under Construction under Blue Line)
![Car parking](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg/15px-Centro_other_car_parking_large.svg.png)
![Disabled access](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Wheelchair_symbol.svg/12px-Wheelchair_symbol.svg.png)
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Singayyanapalya towards Whitefield (Kadugodi) | Purple Line | Benniganahalli towards Challaghatta | ||
Sarasvathi Nagara towards Central Silk Board | Blue Line (Future service) | Kasturinagara towards KIAL Terminals |
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Krishnarajapura (abbreviated as K.R. Pura) is an important elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line as well as the South-North corridor of the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.[1] This will be an upcoming interchange metro station after Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic having interchange with Purple and Green Lines. Around this station, holds the main KR Puram Railway station followed by some locations like KR Pura Hanging Bridge leading towards Hoskote, Tin Factory, ITI General Hospital and many more.[2][3] This station under Blue Line[4] is planned to be operational around the year 2026 (TBC).[5]
The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted (under Purple Line) from 25 October for a month.[6] This metro station (under Purple Line) was inaugurated on March 25, 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was commenced to the public on March 26, 2023.[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Station layout
Purple Line - Station Layout
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
L2 | Side Platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | |
Platform 1 Eastbound | Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) Next Station: Singayyanapalya | |
Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Benniganahalli | |
Side Platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
L2 |
Blue Line - Station Layout - To Be Confirmed
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms |
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
L2 | Side Platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | |
Platform # Eastbound | Towards → Central Silk Board Next Station: Sarasvathi Nagar | |
Platform # Westbound | Towards ← KIAL Terminals Next Station: Kasturi Nagar | |
Side Platform | Doors will open on the left ![]() | ||
L2 |
Timeline
- KR Puram metro station under Purple Line of Namma Metro as of March 2023
- LS:- Operational metro station under Purple Line. RS:- Under construction of this metro station under Phase 2A of Blue Line of Namma Metro as of April 2024
Connections
This metro station is connected with Krishnarajapuram of Indian Railways network.
Entry/Exit
There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
- Entry/Exit point A - Towards KR Pura Railway Station side
- Entry/Exit point B - Towards Whitefield Main Road side
See also
- Krishnarajapuram
- Bangalore
- List of Namma Metro stations
- Transport in Karnataka
- List of metro systems
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
References
- ^ "Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed".
- ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Philip, Christin Mathew (28 November 2022). "Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited plans combined station for 2 lines at Iblur". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 February 2023). "Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "BMRCL to zoom metro from KR Puram to Whiefield in 22 minutes". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
External links
- BMRCL English Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine - BMRCL Official Website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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- Kengeri Bus Terminal
- Kengeri
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- ■ Kadugodi & Challaghatta (U/C)
- ■ Baiyappanahalli & Doddajala
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