Konappana Agrahara metro station

Electronic city is an upcoming important elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Yellow Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. Infosys Foundation contributed 115 crore (US$14 million) for Konappana Agrahara Station, that included 100 crore (US$12 million) for station construction and 15 crore (US$1.8 million) for installation of half-height Platform screen doors.[1]

Electronic city
Namma Metro station
Final stages of this metro station as of April 2024
General information
Other namesElectronic City
LocationKonappana Agrahara, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100
Coordinates12°51′23″N 77°39′49″E / 12.85648°N 77.66361°E / 12.85648; 77.66361
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Platform-2 → Bommasandra
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels(TBC)
Parking(TBC)
Accessible(TBC)
Other information
StatusFinal Stages before Operations
Station code(TBC)
History
Opening25 January 2025; 57 days' time (25 January 2025) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Beratena Agrahara Yellow Line
(Operational around January 2025)
Electronic City
towards Bommasandra
Location
Map

As per latest reports, the Yellow Line is slated to be operational between 2nd & 4th weeks of January 2025[2] due to lots of trial runs along with more trainsets which are needed for commencement of operations.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

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In December 2016, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) issued a call for bids to construct the Electronic City metro station along the 6.418 km Reach 5 – Package 1 section (Bommasandra - Hosa Road) of the 18.825 km Yellow Line of Namma Metro. On 25 March 2017, ITD-ITD Cementation JV was selected as the lowest bidder for this stretch, with their bid closely aligning with the original cost estimates.[8] Consequently, the contract was successfully awarded to the company, which then commenced construction of the metro station in accordance with the agreements.

Station layout

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Station Layout (TBC)

Konappana Agrahara track layout (TBC)
 
 
 
 
P1
 
 
 
P2
 
 
 
 
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: Electronic City
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Next Station: Beratena Agrahara
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
L2

Entry/Exits

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Infosys Foundation-funded metro station in Bengaluru's tech hub set to be a model facility".
  2. ^ "Bengaluru: Yellow Line safety clearance by December end, opening after second week of January". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line to Open in November 2024, Tejasvi Surya Shares Key Details". TimesNow. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ DHNS. "Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line to start only after general elections". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "RV Road-Bommasandra Metro stretch to open by April: CM Siddaramaiah". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Metro Yellow Line to E-City & extended Green Line to open by April 2024: CM Siddramaiah". The Times of India. 21 October 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Bengaluru metro's yellow line connecting Bommasandra to Silk Board to open by February 2024, says MP Tejasvi Surya". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  8. ^ "ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for B'lore Metro's Bomasandra-HosaRd". The Metro Rail Guy. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
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