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{{Short description|Upcoming Namma Metro station under Blue Line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox station
| name = KIAL Terminals
| type = {{Namma Metro Infobox station line|line=Blue}}
| style = Namma Metro
| image = KIAL Terminals metro station (Mar '24).jpg
| image_size =
| image_caption = Under Construction of KIAL Terminals metro station with Terminal 1 of [[Kempegowda International Airport]] under [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]] of [[Namma Metro]]
| address = Gangamuthanahalli, Karnataka 560300
| coordinates = {{coord|13.19809|77.71245|display=inline,title}}
| line = {{rcb|Namma Metro|Blue|croute}}
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| structure = Underground, [[Double-track railway|Double track]]
| platform = [[Island platform]] ''(TBC)'' 
Platform-1 → {{stl|Namma Metro|Hebbala}} * Platform-2 → Train Terminates Here ''Platform Numbers (TBC)'' * ''(Further extension to '''{{stl|Namma Metro|Krishnarajapura}} / {{stl|Namma Metro|Central Silk Board}} ''' in the future)''
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| connections = [[File:BSicon FLUGg.svg|13px]] [[Kempegowda International Airport]] {{rint|bus|1}} KIAL Bus Terminus {{rint|rail|1}} [[Kempegowda International Airport halt railway station|KIA Halt Railway station]]
| levels = 2 '''''(TBC)'''''
| tracks = 2 '''''(TBC)'''''
| parking = '''''(TBC)'''''
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| opening = {{start date and age|June 2027|df=yes}} '''''(TBC)'''''
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| electrified = 750 [[Volt|V]] [[Direct current|DC]] [[third rail]] '''''(TBC)'''''
| accessible = '''''(TBC)'''''
| status = Under Construction
| code = '''''(TBC)'''''
| owned = [[Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd]] (BMRCL)
| operator = [[Namma Metro]]
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'''KIAL Terminals''' is an upcoming underground eastern terminal metro station on the East-West 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 which will serve the passengers who would be flying to different destinations across the globe.

Around this metro station, holds the main [[Kempegowda International Airport]], along with the '''KIAL Bus Terminus''' which would commute passengers and the general public towards the city, [[Hebbal, Bangalore|Hebbal]] and important areas like [[Yelahanka]], [[Krishnarajapuram]], [[Marathahalli]] and towards [[Mysore]] or [[Madikeri]] or [[Kundapur]]a via [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation#Services|KSRTC ''flybus'']] services. This metro station is slated to be 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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bengaluru’s Blue Line of Namma Metro scheduled for completion by Dec. 2027 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengalurus-blue-line-of-namma-metro-scheduled-for-completion-by-dec-2027/article70013051.ece |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250915192404/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/bengalurus-blue-line-of-namma-metro-scheduled-for-completion-by-dec-2027/article70013051.ece |archive-date=2025-09-15 |access-date=2026-02-22 |work=The Hindu |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
On November 17 2020, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the KIAL Terminals metro station, part of the 15.011 km Reach 2B – Package 3 (Bagalur Cross - KIAL Terminals) of the 37.692 km [[Blue Line (Namma Metro)|Blue Line]] of [[Namma Metro]]. On September 14 2021, Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. '''(NCC Ltd.)''' was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-14 |title=NCC Wins Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Construction Work |url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2021/09/14/ncc-wins-bangalore-metro-airport-lines-construction-work/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The Metro Rail Guy |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Express News |date=2021-09-16 |title=Nagarjuna Construction Company wins bid to build Namma Metro’s Airport Line |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2021/Sep/16/nagarjuna-construction-companywinsbid-to-build-namma-metros-airport-line-2359335.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==Station layout==
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| title = KIAL Terminals track layout
| title-bg = #{{rail color|Namma Metro|Blue}}
| title-color = white
| legend = track
| collapsible = no
| map = vCONTfgaq!~MASKa\-STRfq\-STRfq\-STRfq\vENDEeq!~MASKa~~ ~~ ~~'''P1''' to Train Terminates Here
vCONTgfaq!~MASKa\-STRgq!~PLT-\-STRgq!~PLT-\-STRgq!~PLT-\vENDEeq!~MASKa~~ ~~ ~~'''P2''' to {{stl|Namma Metro|Airport City}} **
| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** '''Under Construction'''</div>
}}}}

=== ''Station layout (TBC)'' ===
{|table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3
|style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom: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
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|'''M'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Mezzanine
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;"|Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1pxBlack;" width=30 rowspan=3 valign=top|'''P'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=85|'''Platform 1''' '''Eastbound'''
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" width=500|Towards → Train Terminates Here
|-
|style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" colspan=2|[[Island platform]] | Doors will open on the right {{access icon}}
|-
|style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width=85|'''Platform 2''' '''Westbound'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" width="500" |Towards ← {{stl|Namma Metro|Hebbala}} ** '''Next Station:''' {{stl|Namma Metro|Airport City}}
|-
|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'''''
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[Bangalore]]
*[[Kempegowda International Airport]]
*[[List of Namma Metro stations]]
*[[Transport in Karnataka]]
*[[List of metro systems]]
*[[Rapid transit in India|List of rapid transit systems in India]]
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons|Namma Metro}}
{{Wikivoyage|Bangalore}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170629131050/http://www.bmrc.co.in/English/index.html Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)]
* [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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