Electronic City metro station

Electronic City - II 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]

Electronic City - II
Namma Metro station
Final stages of this metro station as of April 2024
General information
Location378, Electronics City Phase 1, Electronic City, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560100
Coordinates12°50′47″N 77°40′16″E / 12.84649°N 77.67112°E / 12.84649; 77.67112
Owned byNamma Metro
Operated byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s)Yellow Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Platform-2 → Bommasandra
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2 (TBC)
Parking(TBC)
Accessible(TBC)
Other information
StatusFinal Stages before Operations
Station code(TBC)
History
Opening25 January 2025; 2 months' time (25 January 2025) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Konappana Agrahara Yellow Line
(Operational around January 2025)
Huskur Road
towards Bommasandra
Location
Map

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.

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)

Electronic City 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: Huskur Road
Platform 1
Northbound
Towards ← Central Silk Board / Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road
Next Station: Konappana Agrahara
Side platform | Doors will open on the left  
L2

Entry/Exit

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Bengaluru: Yellow Line safety clearance by December end, opening after second week of January". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  3. ^ "Bengaluru Metro's Yellow Line to Open in November 2024, Tejasvi Surya Shares Key Details". TimesNow. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ DHNS. "Bengaluru metro's Yellow Line to start only after general elections". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  5. ^ "RV Road-Bommasandra Metro stretch to open by April: CM Siddaramaiah". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "ITD-ITD Cem JV Lowest Bidder for B'lore Metro's Bomasandra-HosaRd". The Metro Rail Guy. 2017-03-25. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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