Silk Institute is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.[1][2] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. This station is named after Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute,[3] located at Kanakapura road. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension.[4][5]
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Station layout
editSilk Institute track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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| 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 
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| Platform 2 Southbound |
Towards → Train terminates here | |
| Platform 1 Northbound |
Towards ← Madavara Next station: Thalaghattapura | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Entry/exits
editThere are two entry/exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either for their travel.
- Entry/exit point A: towards BWSSB (NICE Road) side
- Entry/exit point B: towards Anjanapura Township side
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". The Financial Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Philip, Christin Mathew (16 January 2021). "Bengaluru: 5,000 take Yelachenahalli- Silk Institute Metro line on Day 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute
- ^ "Namma Metro's 6 Km Yelachenahalli To Silk Institute Stretch Flagged-off". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Christin Mathew Philip (13 January 2021). "Bengaluru: Namma Metro's Sankranti gift brings cheer to Kanakapura Road residents | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.