Krishnarajapuram metro station

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Krishnarajapuram
Namma Metro station
Krishnarajapuram metro station (as of Jun '22).jpg
KR Puram metro station
General information
LocationNH 44, Chinappa Colony, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
Coordinates13°00′00″N 77°40′41″E / 12.99999°N 77.67794°E / 12.99999; 77.67794Coordinates: 13°00′00″N 77°40′41″E / 12.99999°N 77.67794°E / 12.99999; 77.67794
Owned byNamma Metro
Operated byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s) Purple Line   Blue Line 
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1Whitefield
Platform-2Kengeri
Side platform (TBC)
Platform-3 - Central Silk Board
Platform-4 - KIAB Airport Terminals
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
Other information
Station codeTBC
History
Opening  2023; 1 year's time (2023)
  2027; 5 years' time (2027) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Mahadevapura
towards Whitefield
Purple Line
(extension by Q1 2023)
towards Kengeri
Sarasvathi Nagara
towards Central Silk Board
Blue Line
(Future service)
Kasturinagara
towards KIAL Terminals
Location
Krishnarajapuram is located in Bengaluru
Krishnarajapuram
Krishnarajapuram
Location in Bangalore

Krishnarajapuram is an upcoming interchange metro station in Bangalore, India. It is on the east-west corridor of the Purple Line as well as south-north corridor of the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro. This is the second 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 Puram Hanging Bridge leading towards Hoskote, Tin Factory, ITI General Hospital and many more.[1][2] This station under Blue Line is planned to be operational around the year 2027/2028 (TBC).

Originally the Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield trial runs were supposed to conduct in the month of September 2022, but due to heavy monsoon rains, it has been pushed to October 25.[3] The dates for opening this stretch (under Purple Line) will be confirmed after the trial runs have been completed.

Station Layout[]

Purple Line Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

G Street level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left Disabled access
Eastbound Towards → Whitefield next station is Mahadevapura
South West bound Towards ← Kengeri next station is
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2


Blue Line Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Entry/Exit[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ^ Rustagi, Abha (2022-05-05). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-06.

External links[]

  • BMRCL English - 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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