Sir M. Visveshwaraya metro station

Namma Metro's Purple Line metro station

12°58′27″N 77°35′02″E / 12.974104°N 77.584017°E / 12.974104; 77.584017Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)Operated byNamma MetroLine(s)Purple LinePlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → ChallaghattaTracks2ConstructionStructure typeUndergroundDepth60 feetPlatform levels2AccessibleYes Disabled accessOther informationStatusStaffedStation codeVSWAHistoryOpened30 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-30)Electrified750 V DC third railServices
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Vidhana Soudha
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Purple Line Majestic
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

Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. This metro station was opened to the public on 30 April 2016.

The station acquires its name from the nearby University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, which had been named after M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.[1]

History

The Sir M. Visveshwaraya metro station, like all other underground stations on the Purple Line, was built using the cut-and-cover method.[2] The station is located at a depth of 60 feet. Authorities carried out 1,200 controlled blasts to dig through the tough rock structure.[3]

Station layout

Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College
track layout
Legend
P2
P1
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 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound
Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Change at the next station for Green Line

Entry/Exits

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

See also

Portals:
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  • icon Engineering

References

  1. ^ "A First-hand Account of Namma Metro's Underground Ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Blasting was done 1,200 times to build Central College Metro station". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Namma Metro.
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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Depot(s)
  • Kadugodi & Challaghatta (U/C)
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