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Krishnarajapura
Namma Metro station
KR Pura metro station
General information
Other names	KR Pura
Location	NH 44, Chinappa Colony, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
Coordinates	13°00′00″N 77°40′41″E / 12.99999°N 77.67794°E / 12.99999; 77.67794
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi) Platform-2 → Challaghatta Side platform (TBC) Platform-3 → Central Silk Board Platform-4 → KIAL Terminals
Tracks	2
Connections	KR Puram Railway Station
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2 (Operational under Purple Line) 2 (Under Construction under Blue Line)
Parking	Two & Four Wheelers
Accessible	Yes
Architect	ITD - ITD Cementation India JV   Shankaranarayana Constructions (SNC)
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	KRAM
History
Opened	26 March 2023; 20 months ago (2023-03-26)
Opening	June 2026; 17 months' time (June 2026) (TBC)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Singayyanapalyatowards Whitefield (Kadugodi) Purple Line Benniganahallitowards Challaghatta Sarasvathi Nagaratowards Central Silk Board Blue Line(Future service) Kasturinagaratowards KIAL Terminals
Route map Legend Whitefield (Kadugodi) Kadugodi Kadugodi Depot Hopefarm Channasandra Kadugodi Tree Park Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Whitefield TTMC Kundalahalli Seetharamapalya Hoodi Garudacharapalya Singayyanapalya Indian Railways towards Whitefield Blue Line towards Central Silk Board Krishnarajapuram (KR Puram) Blue Line Under construction Benniganahalli Tin Factory Indian Railways towards Yelahanka Jn Blue Line towards KIAL Terminals Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road Pink Line Under construction Cubbon Park Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Green Line Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli Orange Line Proposed Vijayanagar Attiguppe Vijayanagara TTMC Indian Railways Towards Kengeri and KSR Bengaluru Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Orange Line Proposed Pantharapalya–Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Jnanabharathi Railway Station Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri TTMC Kengeri Challaghatta Depot (U/C) Challaghatta Legend Yellow Line towards RV Road Central Silk Board Yellow Line Under construction HSR Layout Red Line towards Hebbala Agara Red Line Proposed Ibbaluru Red Line Proposed Red Line towards Sarjapura Bellandur Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Doddanekundi Bagmane Developers - DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagara Krishnarajapura Purple Line Indian Railways Towards Krishnarajapuram and Yelahanka Jn or Bengaluru Cantt. Baiyappanahalli Depot (U/C) Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara Pink Line Under construction Veerannapalya Kempapura Orange Line Red Line towards Sarjapura Orange Line to JP Nagar 4th Phase Hebbala Red Line Planned Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Jakkur Plantation (no scope) Indian Railways Towards KSR Bengaluru and Yelahanka Jn Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Bettahalasuru (no scope) Chikkajala (future) Doddajala Indian Railways Towards Kolar and Yelahanka Jn Doddajala Depot (U/C) (at-grade) Airport City KIAL Terminals
Location

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. 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. This station under Blue Line is planned to be operational around the year 2026 (TBC).

The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted (under Purple Line) from 25 October for a month. 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.

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. 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

Krishnarajapura track layout
Legend
to Benniganahalli P2P1 to Singayyanapalya
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

Krishnarajapura track layout **
Legend
to Kasturi Nagar P#P# to Sarasvathi Nagar
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

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
	Platform 1 Eastbound	Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) Next Station: Singayyanapalya
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Benniganahalli
	Island platform | P2 & P# doors will open on the left Blue Line Station Layout & Platform Numbers - (TBC)
	Platform # Westbound	Towards → KIAL Terminals Next Station: Kasturinagara
	Platform # Eastbound	Towards ← Central Silk Board Next Station: Sarasvathi Nagara
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Timeline

• KR Puram metro station under Purple Line of Namma Metro as of March 2023
• 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

Connections

This metro station is connected with Krishnarajapuram of Indian Railways network.

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

• Bengaluru
• Trains
• Transport
• Engineering

References

1. "Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed".
2. "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
3. Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
4. "Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
5. Philip, Christin Mathew (28 November 2022). "Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited plans combined station for 2 lines at Iblur". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
6. "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
7. "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
8. "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
9. Bureau, The Hindu (3 February 2023). "Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
10. "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್‌ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
11. "BMRCL to zoom metro from KR Puram to Whiefield in 22 minutes". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
12. "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
13. "Afcons & Shankaranarayana Win Bangalore Metro Phase 2A ORR Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

• 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.

v t e Namma Metro
Purple Line 1	Whitefield (Kadugodi) Hopefarm Channasandra Kadugodi Tree Park Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Kundalahalli Seetharampalya Hoodi Garudacharpalya Singayyanapalya Krishnarajapura ■ Benniganahalli Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road ■ Cubbon Park Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic ■ Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Hosahalli ■ Vijayanagar Attiguppe Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Pantharapalya - Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri Challaghatta
Blue Line 5	Phase-2A Central Silk Board ■ HSR Layout Agara ■ Ibbaluru ■ Bellandur Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Doddanekundi Bagmane Developers - DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagar Krishnarajapura ■ Phase-2B Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara ■ Veerannapalya Kempapura ■ Hebbala ■■ Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Doddajala Airport City KIAL Terminals Not In scope Chikkajala Bettahalasuru Jakkur Plantation
Depot(s)	■ Kadugodi & Challaghatta (U/C) ■ Baiyappanahalli & Doddajala
See also	List of Namma Metro stations Kempegowda International Airport
*Stations in italics are Under Construction

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