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City Railway Station metro station (Bangalore)

Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro which serves the Subhash Nagar area, Sevashrama area in Bangalore, India. It was opened to the public on 30 April 2016.[1]

Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
Namma Metro station
General information
Other namesCity Railway Station
LocationTank Bund Road Subhash Nagar, Sevashrama, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560023
Coordinates12°58′33″N 77°33′57″E / 12.975814°N 77.565708°E / 12.975814; 77.565708
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
ConnectionsBangalore City railway station Mainline rail interchange
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeSRCS
History
Opened30 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-30)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Majestic
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Magadi Road
towards Challaghatta
Location
Map

A foot overbridge connecting the metro station with platform 10 of the Bangalore City railway station was opened on 18 February 2019. The BMRC reported that monthly ridership at the metro station was 175,000 passengers per day prior to opening the bridge, and increased to 250,000 two months after its opening.[2]

Station layout edit

Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station track layout
Legend
 
 
 
 
to Magadi Road
P2
 
 
P1
 
 
to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Green Line
 
 
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street Level Exit/ Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) next station is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Change at the next station for Green Line
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Magadi Road

Entry/Exits edit

There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

  • Entry/Exit point A: Towards KSR Bengaluru Railway Stn.
  • Entry/Exit point B: Towards Shree Angala Parameshwari Temple side
  • Entry/Exit point C: Towards Tank Bund Road side
  • Entry/Exit point D: Towards Tank Bund Road side with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point E: Towards Minerva Mills Road side

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Metro ready but how do we get to the station?". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Bridge linking boosts Bengaluru metro ridership". Deccan Herald. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namma Metro.
 
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bangalore.


 

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