Electronic City metro station
Electronic City is an upcoming elevated metro station on the Yellow Line of the Namma Metro in southern Bengaluru, India, being built to serve the Information technology hub in Anekal suburb. This will be the first metro station in the Namma Metro network to feature Platform screen doors (PSDs).[1] Alongside the metro station is the Electronic City Elevated Expressway connecting Central Silk Board to Electronic City, including the Infosys campus and Wipro Floating Learning Centre. To the north, the Yellow Line will lead to Konappana Agrahara and to the south to Bommasandra, Attibele and Hosur, an industrial city in Tamil Nadu.
Electronic City phase 2 | |||||||||||
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| Namma Metro station | |||||||||||
Final stages of this metro station as of April 2024 | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | 378, Electronics City Phase 1, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12.84649°N 77.67112°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Namma Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Yellow Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | Side platform Platform-1 → Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Platform-2 → Bommasandra Platform numbers (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Elevated, Double track | ||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Parking | (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Accessible | (TBC) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Under Construction | ||||||||||
| Station code | (TBC) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | November 2024 (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 750 V DC third rail (TBC) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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As per latest reports, the Yellow Line is stated to be operational around November 2024 due to the upcoming Indian general election which will occur during April–May 2024 and lots of trial runs along with more trainsets are required for commencement of operations. [2][3][4][5][6]
Station layout
Station Layout (TBC)
Electronic City track layout (TBC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 2 Southbound |
Towards → Bommasandra next station is Huskur Road | |
| Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road next station is Konappana Agrahara | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
| L2 | ||
Entry/Exit
See also
References
- "Metro stn at E-City will be 1st to have platform screen doors". The Times of India. 2023-07-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- "Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line to Open in November 2024, Tejasvi Surya Shares Key Details". TimesNow. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- DHNS. "Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line to start only after general elections". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- "RV Road-Bommasandra Metro stretch to open by April: CM Siddaramaiah". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- "Metro Yellow Line to E-City & extended Green Line to open by April 2024: CM Siddramaiah". The Times of India. 2023-10-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- "Bengaluru metro's yellow line connecting Bommasandra to Silk Board to open by February 2024, says MP Tejasvi Surya". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
External links
- BMRCL English Archived 2019-06-30 at the Wayback Machine - BMRCL Official Website