Krishnarajapura (abbreviated as K.R. Pura) is an important elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line as well as the South-North corridor of the upcoming Blue Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.[1] This will be an upcoming interchange metro station after Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic having interchange with Purple and Green Lines. Around this station, holds the main KR Puram Railway station followed by some locations like KR Pura Hanging Bridge leading towards Hoskote, Tin Factory, ITI General Hospital and many more.[2][3] This station under Blue Line[4] is planned to be operational December 2026 instead of June 2026.[5][6]
The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted (under Purple Line) from 25 October for a month.[7] This metro station (under Purple Line) was inaugurated on March 25, 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was commenced to the public on March 26, 2023.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
History
Blue Line
In December 2019, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the metro station, part of the 8.377 km Reach 2A – Package 2 (Kodibeesanahalli - Krishnarajapura) of the 18.236 km Blue Line of Namma Metro. On 13 October 2020, Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC) was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates.[14] 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.
Station layout
| 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 # Eastbound |
Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Platform # Westbound |
Towards ← Train Terminates Here** Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Island platform | P1 & P# doors will open on the left Template:Access icon Template:Rcb Station Layout & Platform Numbers - (TBC) | ||
| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Template:Stl Next Station: Template:Stl | |
| Side platform | Doors will open on the left Template:Access icon | ||
| L2 | Note: | ** To be further extended to Template:Stl in future |
Gallery
An Image of this metro station pictures are shown below:-
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LS:- Operational metro station under Purple Line. RS:- Under construction of this metro station under Phase 2A of Blue Line of Namma Metro as of April 2024
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Connections
This metro station is connected with Krishnarajapuram of Indian Railways network via a foot overbridge.
Entry/Exit
There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
- Entry/Exit point A - Towards KR Pura Railway Station side
- Entry/Exit point B - Towards Whitefield Main Road side
See also
- Krishnarajapuram
- Bengaluru
- List of Namma Metro stations
- Transport in Karnataka
- List of metro systems
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
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References
- ↑ Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed.
- ↑ Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022, Rustagi, Abha. Metro Rail News(2022-05-05). Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ↑ Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty. timesproperty.com. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
- ↑ Bengaluru Big Infra Push: How Karnataka Is Planning to Fast Track Namma Metro's Blue Line Construction. www.timesnownews.com(2025-12-08). Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited plans combined station for 2 lines at Iblur. The Times of India(28 November 2022). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25. Deccan Herald(2022-10-05). Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ↑ Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!. Deccan Herald(2023-03-26). Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ↑ Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March. TimesNow(2022-11-25). Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes. The Hindu(2023-02-03). Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ↑ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?. Kannadaprabha. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ BMRCL to zoom metro from KR Puram to Whiefield in 22 minutes. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ↑ Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?. TimesNow(2023-03-05). Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- ↑ Afcons & Shankaranarayana Win Bangalore Metro Phase 2A ORR Work. The Metro Rail Guy(2020-10-13). Retrieved 2024-10-24.
External links
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- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.