Baiyappanahalli metro station

Namma Metro's Purple Line metro station

12°59′27″N 77°39′09″E / 12.990763°N 77.652468°E / 12.990763; 77.652468Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)Operated byNamma MetroLine(s)Purple LinePlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Mysuru Road / Challaghatta
Island platform
Platform-2 → Mysuru Road / Challaghatta
Platform-3 → Mysuru Road / Challaghatta
(Operational to Mysuru Road during peak hours)Tracks3ConnectionsMainline rail interchange Baiyappanahalli Railway StationConstructionStructure typeElevated, Double trackPlatform levels2ParkingCar parking Paid parking[1]Bicycle facilitiesParking availableAccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeBYPHHistoryOpened20 October 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-20)Electrified750 V DC third railServices
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Benniganahalli
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Swami Vivekananda Road
towards Challaghatta
Route map
Legend
 Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Parking Whitefield (Bangalore) railway station Bus interchange Kadugodi
Mainline rail interchange Kadugodi Depot
 Hopefarm Channasandra Parking
Kadugodi Tree Park Parking
Pattandur Agrahara Parking
Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Parking
Nallurhalli
ParkingBus interchange Whitefield TTMC
 Kundalahalli Parking
Seetharamapalya Parking
Hoodi Parking
Garudacharapalya Parking
Singayyanapalya Parking
Krishnarajapuram (KR Puram) Parking Krishnarajapuram railway station
Blue Line
Under Construction
 Benniganahalli
Bus interchange Tin Factory
 Baiyappanahalli
Parking Baiyappanahalli railway station
 Swami Vivekananda Road
Parking
 IndiranagarParking
Halasuru
Trinity
Mahatma Gandhi Road
Pink Line
Under Construction
Cubbon Park
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha
Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Kempegowda Bus Station Bangalore City railway station
Green Line
 Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
Bangalore City railway station
Magadi Road
Parking
 Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., HosahalliParking
Orange Line
Proposed
 VijayanagarParking
Attiguppe
Parking Bus interchange Vijayanagara TTMC
 Deepanjali Nagar
Mysuru Road Parking
Orange Line
Proposed
 Pantharapalya - Nayandahalli Parking
Rajarajeshwari NagarParking
Jnanabharathi
Parking Mainline rail interchange Jnanabharathi Railway Station
 Pattanagere
Kengeri Bus Terminal
Parking Bus interchange Kengeri TTMC
 Kengeri Parking
Mainline rail interchange Challaghatta Depot (U/C)
 Challaghatta
Location
Map

Baiyappanahalli is an At-Grade metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in the Baiyyappanahalli neighbourhood, Bangalore, India.[2]

Station layout

Baiyappanahalli track layout
Legend
P2
P1
P3
P2
Station with three tracks | One Side & Island platform
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) next station is Benniganahalli
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Mysuru Road next station is Swami Vivekananda Road (Operational during peak hours)
Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Swami Vivekananda Road
Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | P3 Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 3
Westbound 		Towards ← Mysuru Road next station is Swami Vivekananda Road (Operational during peak hours)
Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Swami Vivekananda Road
L2

Entry/Exits

There are 3 Entry/Exit points – A, B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

  • Entry/Exit point A: Towards Old Madras Road or towards Tin Factory side
  • Entry/Exit point B: Towards Baiyappanahalli Railway Stn.
  • Entry/Exit point C: Towards Ramamurthy Nagar side and towards this metro parking

Facilities

BMRCL has constructed a skywalk from the Baiyappanahalli station to BMRCL's traffic integration area on the NGEF side (Kasturinagar). The commissioner of metro railway safety (Southern Circle) had given permission to construct the skywalk.[3]

Initially, there were no toilets at Namma Metro stations, despite demand from commuters. The metro's first toilets were opened at Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar stations on 21 June 2013.[4]

Parking

Baiyappanahalli station has a 2600m2 asphalted parking area. It is being operated by Central Parking Services, under contract, until 2015.[5] The parking lot can accommodate 100 four-wheel and 150 two-wheel vehicles.[6] It was the first Namma Metro station to offer parking facilities.[7]

Connections

Metro station is connected with Baiyyappanahali railway station of Indian Railways network.

See also

Portals:
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  • icon Engineering

References

  1. ^ "Metro ready but how do we get to the station?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Bangalore Metro opens to public at 4pm on Thursday". The Economic Times. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Bangalore Metro to continue work on underground station". Daily News and Analysis. 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ "At Metro, wanna pee? Pay Rs 3". Daily News and Analysis. 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Park car, pay more at metro". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Pay and park at two Metro stations". Times Of India. 31 March 2012.
  7. ^ "'No Parking' on Metro's E-W Underground Corridor". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baiyappanahalli metro station.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bangalore.
  • Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
  • UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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