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Kasturi Nagar is an upcoming elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line[1] of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. It is located in the main Kasturinagar area consisting of residential buildings, followed by the main Channasandra railway station, RTO Office (Kasturinagar), Steel Authority of India (SAIL) (Kasturinagar) and Banasawadi Police Station. This metro station is slated to become operational around June 2026.[2][3][4][5]
History
On November 17 2020, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Kasturi Nagar metro station, part of the 11 km Reach 2B – Package 1 (Krishnarajapura - Kempapura) of the 37.692 km 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. [6] 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. [7]
Station layout
Station Layout - To Be Confirmed Template:Stack
| 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 Template:Access icon | |
| Platform # Southbound |
Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Krishnarajapura Change at the next station for Template:Rcb | |
| Platform # Northbound |
Towards ← Template:Stl / Template:Stl Next Station: Horamavu | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | ||
Connections
This metro station will be connected with Channasandra of Indian Railways network and also will be connected with the Kasthuri Nagar bus stop leading towards Tin Factory or towards Horamavu.
See also
- Bangalore
- List of Namma Metro stations
- Transport in Karnataka
- List of metro systems
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
References
- ↑ Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty. timesproperty.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ L&T bags track contracts worth ₹501 crore for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B | Metro Rail Today. Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ Metro line to Bengaluru Airport to be ready by June 2026: D K Shivakumar. The Indian Express(2023-06-06). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ Bengaluru Airport Metro Line from KIA to Devanahalli Set for Completion by June 2026. TimesNow(2023-06-07). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ Metro's ORR, Airport line to be ready by Sept 2026, will benefit IT industry hugely: BMRCL. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ NCC Wins Bangalore Metro Airport Line’s Construction Work. The Metro Rail Guy(2021-09-14). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
- ↑ Nagarjuna Construction Company wins bid to build Namma Metro’s Airport Line, Service, Express News. The New Indian Express(2021-09-16). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
External links
- BMRCL English Template:Webarchive - BMRCL Official Website
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.