Baiyappanahalli_metro_station

Baiyappanahalli metro station

Baiyappanahalli metro station

Namma Metro's Purple Line metro station

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]

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Station layout

Baiyappanahalli track layout
Legend
to Swami Vivekananda Road
P2
P1
to Benniganahalli
to Swami Vivekananda Road
P3
P2
to Swami Vivekananda Road
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

References

  1. [1]
    "Metro ready but how do we get to the station?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Bangalore Metro opens to public at 4pm on Thursday". The Economic Times. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Bangalore Metro to continue work on underground station". Daily News and Analysis. 13 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "At Metro, wanna pee? Pay Rs 3". Daily News and Analysis. 15 June 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Park car, pay more at metro". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 30 March 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Pay and park at two Metro stations". Times Of India. 31 March 2012.
  7. [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.
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