MarvinGrenier8 at 14:33, 14 April 2026

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{{Short description|Upcoming Namma Metro station under Blue Line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Airport City
| type = {{Namma Metro Infobox station line|line=Blue}}
| other_name = KIA West Station
| style = Namma Metro
| image = Airport City metro station (May '25).jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Under construction of this metro station as on May 2025 under Phase 2B of [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]] of [[Namma Metro]]
| address = Kempegowda Int'l Airport Rd, Vidya Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562157
| coordinates = {{coord|13.19833|77.68717|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rcb|Namma Metro|Blue|croute}}
| other =
| structure = At-Grade, [[Double track]]
| platform = [[Side platform]] ''(TBC)'' 
Platform-1 → {{stl|Namma Metro|Hebbala}} * Platform-2 → {{stl|Namma Metro|KIAL Terminals}} ''Platform Numbers (TBC)'' * ''(Further extension to '''{{stl|Namma Metro|Krishnarajapura}} / {{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} ''' in the future)''
| operator = [[Namma Metro]]
| depth =
| levels = 2 '''''(TBC)'''''
| tracks = 2 '''''(TBC)'''''
| connections = {{rint|rail|1}} [[Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station|KIAL Halt Railway Station]]
| parking = '''''(TBC)'''''
| bicycle =
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| opening = {{start date and age|June 2027|df=yes}} '''''(TBC)'''''
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = '''''(TBC)'''''
| accessible = '''''(TBC)'''''
| status = Under Construction
| code = '''''(TBC)'''''
| owned = [[Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd]] (BMRCL)
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Namma Metro|line1=Blue|left1=Doddajala|to-left1=Hebbala|note-mid1=''(Operational around June 2027)''|right1=KIAL Terminals|to-right1=KIAL Terminals|line2=Blue|left2=Doddajala|to-left2=Krishnarajapura or Central Silk Board|note-mid2=''(Operational around December 2027)''|right2=KIAL Terminals|to-right2=KIAL Terminals|system3=Indian Railways |line3=South Western Railway zone|left3=Yelahanka Junction|to-left3=Yelahanka Junction, Yesvantpur Junction or Bengaluru City |right3=Kolar|to-right3=Kolar or Bangarapet Junction|note-mid3=''(Transfer via Inter-Shuttle Bus towards [[Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station|KIAL Halt Railway Stn.]])''}}
| route_map = {{BMR Blue Line}}
| map_state = collapsed
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-marker = rail
| mapframe-marker-color = #{{rail color|Namma Metro|Blue}}
| mapframe-zoom = 14
}}
'''Airport City''' (otherwise known as '''KIA West Station''') is an upcoming [[Intersection (road)#At grade railways|at-grade]] metro station on the north-south corridor of the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty |url=https://timesproperty.com/news/post/all-about-bengaluru-metro-Blue-line-blid5532 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=timesproperty.com}}</ref> of [[Namma Metro]] in [[Bangalore]], India. This will be an important metro station that will comprise many commercial infrastructures that will be developed by BIAL, including the KIA Air Traffic Control Tower, [[Kempe Gowda I|Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Statue]], a few catering manufacturing companies including [[SATS (company)|SATS]], [[Air India]]'s SATS, [[Blue Dart Express]], and [[IndiGo|IndiGo Hangar]] for maintenance and training purposes. This metro station is to become operational around June 2027.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2026-03-06 |title=₹500 crore for suburban rail, 41 km of metro line to be operational in 2026-27, says Chief Minister |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/500-crore-for-suburban-rail-41-km-of-metro-line-to-be-operational-in-2026-27-says-chief-minister/article70711959.ece |access-date=2026-04-14 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=L&T bags track contracts worth ₹501 crore for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B {{!}} Metro Rail Today |url=https://metrorailtoday.com/news/lt-bags-track-contracts-worth-501-crore-for-bangalore-metro-phase-2a-2b |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Metro line to Bengaluru Airport to be ready by June 2026: D K Shivakumar |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/metro-bengaluru-airport-june-2026-d-k-shivakumar8649143/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-07 |title=Bengaluru Airport Metro Line from KIA to Devanahalli Set for Completion by June 2026 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/bengaluru/bengaluru-airport-metro-line-from-kia-to-devanahalli-set-for-completion-by-june-2026-article-100827006 |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro's ORR, Airport line to be ready by Sept 2026, will benefit IT industry hugely: BMRCL |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2023/sep/16/metros-orr-airport-line-to-be-ready-by-sept-2026-will-benefit-it-industry-hugely-bmrcl-2615489.html |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=The New Indian Express|date=16 September 2023 }}</ref>

== Construction ==
In December 2023, BIAL invited pre-qualification bids from civil engineering firms for the construction of this metro station which will be built at-grade as part of the [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line’s]] approximately 3.6 km section within Bengaluru Airport City leading up to Terminal 2 of [[Kempegowda International Airport|Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)]]. This metro station will have a built-up area of approximate 14,000 sqm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-24 |title=Bids Invited for Bangalore Metro Airport City Station's Construction |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2023/12/24/bids-invited-for-bangalore-metro-airport-city-stations-construction/ |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> It is strategically positioned to enhance connectivity and is expected to significantly ease the commute for air travellers and contribute to the overall accessibility and efficiency of Bengaluru's metro system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namma Metro Blue Line set to extend till Airport City |url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/metro-rail-and-railways-infrastructure/namma-metro-blue-line-set-to-extend-till-airport-city/48671 |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=www.constructionworld.in |language=en}}</ref>

==Station Layout==
'''''Station Layout - To Be Confirmed'''''
{{stack|{{Routemap
| title = Airport City track layout '''''(TBC)'''''
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Namma Metro|Blue}}
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTfgaq!~MASKa\-STRq!~PLT-\-STRq!~PLT-\-STRq!~PLT-\vCONTfgeq!~MASKa~~ ~~ ~~'''P#''' to {{stl|Namma Metro|KIAL Terminals}}
vCONTgfaq!~MASKa\-STRq\-STRq\-STRq\vCONTgfeq!~MASKa
\PLT-\PLT-\PLT-\~~ ~~ ~~'''P#''' to {{stl|Namma Metro|Doddajala}}
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and two side platforms</div>
}}}}
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;border-top:solid 1px gray;" width=30 valign=top|'''G'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85 valign=top|Street level
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500 valign=top|Exit/Entrance
|-
|valign=top|'''L1'''
|valign=top|Mezzanine
|valign=top|Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover 
|-
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=30 rowspan=4 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85|'''Platform #''' '''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|Towards → {{stl|Namma Metro|KIAL Terminals}}
|-
|'''Platform #''' '''Westbound'''
|Towards ← {{stl|Namma Metro|Hebbala}} ** '''Next Station:''' [[Doddajala metro station|Doddajala]]
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" colspan=2 align=center|[[Side platform]] | Doors will open on the left {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=30 rowspan=2 valign=top|'''L2'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85|'''''Note:'''''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=500|** '''''To be further extended to {{stl|Namma Metro|Krishnarajapura}} / {{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} in the future'''''
|-
|}

==Connections==
This metro station will have connections with the "Inter-Shuttle Bus" provided by [[Kempegowda International Airport|KIA Airport]] and also with [[Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station|KIA Halt Railway Station]] for passengers and the general public who wish to travel towards the city, [[Yelahanka]], [[Yesvantpur Junction railway station|Yesvantpur Jn]] or [[Chikkaballapur]], [[Kolar railway station|Kolar]] and [[Bangarapet Junction railway station|Bangarapet Jn]].

==See also==
*[[Bangalore]]
*[[List of Namma Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Karnataka]]
*[[List of metro systems]]
*[[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
*[[Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation]]
{{Portal bar|Bangalore|Trains|Transport|Engineering}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://english.bmrc.co.in ''BMRCL English''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630181732/http://english.bmrc.co.in/ |date=30 June 2019 }} - BMRCL Official Website
* [http://www.urbanrail.net ''UrbanRail.Net''] – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
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MarvinGrenier8 at 14:33, 14 April 2026