Majestic metro station

Namma Metro's Purple & Green Line interchange station

12°58′32″N 77°34′22″E / 12.975692°N 77.572836°E / 12.975692; 77.572836Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)Operated byNamma MetroLine(s)Purple Line Green LinePlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Island platform
Platform-3 → Nagasandra
Platform-4 → Silk InstituteTracks4ConnectionsMainline rail interchange Bangalore City Railway Station
Bus interchange Kempegowda Bus StationConstructionStructure typeUnderground, Double trackDepth80 feet (24 m)Platform levels2ParkingCar parking availableAccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeKGWAHistoryOpening30 April 2016 (Purple Line)
18 June 2017 (Green Line)Electrified750 V DC third railPassengersJuly 20179 lakh [1]Rank1 out of 41 Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Sir M. Visveshwaraya
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line City Railway Station
towards Challaghatta
Sampige Road
towards Nagasandra
 Green Line Chickpete
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
Legend
 Madavara
Chikkabidarakallu
Manjunathanagara
Nagasandra
Dasarahalli
Jalahalli
Bus interchange Basaveshwara
Mainline rail interchange Peenya Depot
 Peenya Industry
Peenya
Goraguntepalya
Orange Line
Planned
 Yeshwanthpur
Yesvantpur Junction railway station
 Sandal Soap Factory
Bus interchange Yeshwanthpura TTMC
 Mahalakshmi
Parking
 Rajajinagar
Mahakavi Kuvempu Road
Srirampura
Mantri Square Sampige Road
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Kempegowda Bus Station Bangalore City railway station
Purple Line
 Chickpet
Krishna Rajendra Market
National College
Lalbagh
South End Circle
Jayanagar
Parking Bus interchange Jayanagara TTMC
 Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Yellow Line
Under Construction
 Banashankari
Bus interchange Banashankari TTMC
 Jaya Prakash Nagar
Orange Line
Planned
 Yelachenahalli
Konanakunte Cross
Doddakallasandra
Vajarahalli
Thalaghattapura
Silk Institute
Location
Map

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic is an important underground interchange metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line and North-South corridor of Green Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India.[2] It opened to the public on 30 April 2016 as part of Namma Metro's Phase-1. This important metro station serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between these lines for ease of travel.[3] The station is located within walking distance from BMTC & KSRTC's Kempegowda Bus Station, as also the City's Main Railway station.

History

Construction

The contract to construct Majestic station was awarded to Coastal-GYT Joint Venture at a cost of ₹272 crore (US$33 million). Construction began in January 2012 and was expected to be completed in 2014, but faced delays due to the hardness of the rock to be excavated, and missed several deadlines.[4][5] The delays escalated the cost to ₹500 crore (US$60 million). KSRTC, the state inter-city bus transport agency, provided BMRCL with 20 acres of land for construction of the station, slightly over half of which was returned to KSRTC after construction was completed. BMRCL paid KSRTC ₹4.6 crore (US$550,000) annually during the construction period as rent for the land. During the construction period, KSRTC incurred a loss of ₹100 crore (US$12 million) as they had to shut down bus services in the area.[6]

BMRCL employed 2,240 engineers, construction workers and others to build the station.[6] Majestic station (and all other underground stations of Namma Metro's Phase-1) was built using the cut-and-cover method. For Majestic station, the rocks were cut by blasting and 10,000 blasts had to be conducted during excavation.[7] BMRCL stated that it had used 300,000 cubic meters of sand (equal to the volume of six football fields) and 100,000 cubic meters of cement to build the station.[6] The underground section of the station includes a rake interchange to transfer trains between Purple and Green Line trains and vice versa.[8]

The station opened to the public on 30 April 2016. Green Line services commenced at the station (at one level below purple line) on 18 June 2017.

Structure

Inside the station

The station has four levels with a total floor surface area of 48,000 square meters (520,000 square feet) and is said to be the largest underground metro station in Asia.[9] The station area covers 7 acres.[6][9] Purple Line train platform is 365 metres long, Green Line train platform is 300 metres long. It has 12 staircases, 18 escape routes and 24 escalators.[10] The station's platforms are designed to handle 20,000 commuters at any given time.[6]

The surface level houses the entrances. There are four main entrances facing west, north-west, south and east.[11] Pedestrian subways and sky-walks connect the station to the adjacent railway station and the bus termini.

Ticket counters are located on a mezzanine floor. The first underground level has platforms for Purple Line trains and the second underground level has platforms for Green Line trains, perpendicular to those of the platforms for Purple Line trains.[9][12]

Station layout

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic
track layout
Legend
to Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
P2
P1
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic
track layout
Legend
P3
P4
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
Surface level Street level Entrances and Exits
UG Level-1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
UG Level-2 Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) next station is Sir M.Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
UG Level-3 Platform 4
Southbound 		Towards → Silk Institute next station is Chickpete
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 3
Northbound 		Towards ← Nagasandra next station is Mantri Square Sampige Road

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 A1: Towards KSR Bengaluru Railway Stn. with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point A: Towards KSRTC Bus Stand with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point B: Towards Upparpete Police Station / Tank Bund Road side with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point C: Towards Chikka Lalbagh with wheelchair accessiblity
  • Entry/Exit point D: Towards BMTC Bus Stand

Connections

Kempegowda Bus Station

City railway station

See also

Portals:
  • icon Bangalore
  • icon Transport
  • icon Engineering

References

  1. ^ "Kempegowda station saw 9 lakh ridership in July". The Hindu. 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Metro Network". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Design and construct contract of underground station at Majestic" (PDF). BMRCL. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. ^ Sastry, Anil Kumar (12 January 2012). "You still can't switch between the corridors when Phase I opens". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Ray, Aparajita (23 April 2016). "Underground Metro could roll out on May 4". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "2,240 workers worked day in, day out to build India's largest metro station". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Bangalore Metro Rail Project" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Majestic! It's biggest Metro station in Asia!". Deccan Chronicle. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line links east and west". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Kempegowda metro station to get 4th entrance soon". Deccan Herald. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Metro June Deadline Stands, But With Rider". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

External links

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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.
  • Bangalore Metro Route and Fare Details
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Depot(s)
  • ■ Kadugodi & Challaghatta (U/C)
  • ■ Peenya
See also
  • *Stations in Italics are Under Construction