Krishnarajapura metro station

Krishnarajapura
Namma Metro station
KR Pura metro station
General information
Other namesKR Pura
LocationNH 44, Chinappa Colony, Mahadevapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560016
Coordinates13°00′00″N 77°40′41″E / 12.99999°N 77.67794°E / 12.99999; 77.67794
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Side platform (TBC)
Platform-3 → Central Silk Board
Platform-4 → KIAL Terminals
Tracks2
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange KR Puram Railway Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2 (Operational under Purple Line)
2 (Under Construction under Blue Line)
ParkingCar parking Two & Four Wheelers
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeKRAM
History
Opened  26 March 2023; 19 months ago (2023-03-26)
Opening  June 2026; 18 months' time (June 2026) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Singayyanapalya
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Benniganahalli
towards Challaghatta
Sarasvathi Nagara
towards Central Silk Board
 Blue Line
(Future service)
 Kasturinagara
towards KIAL Terminals
Location
Map

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 around the year 2026 (TBC).[5]

The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted (under Purple Line) from 25 October for a month.[6] 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.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

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  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.