Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station (Bangalore)

This article is about the Bangalore Metro station. For other metro stations with the same name, see Mahatma Gandhi Road metro station.

Mahatma Gandhi Road
Namma Metro station
Church Street entrance of the station, October 2024
General information
LocationM.G. Road, Shivaji Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
India
Coordinates12°58′32″N 77°36′25″E / 12.975536°N 77.606830°E / 12.975536; 77.606830
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line Pink Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
ConnectionsMetro interchange Upcoming Pink Line
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
Bicycle facilitiesYes[1]
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
Station codeMAGR
History
Opened  20 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-20)
Opening  December 2026; 2 years' time (December 2026) (TBC)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Trinity
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Cubbon Park
towards Challaghatta
Shivaji Nagar
towards Nagawara
 Pink Line
(Operational around December 2026)
 National Military School
towards Kalena Agrahara
Location
Map

Mahatma Gandhi Road (commonly referred to as MG Road) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. It was constructed by Punj Lloyd[2] and opened to the public on 20 October 2011.[3] The station MG Road has a bicycle stand next to the Urban Square, from where commuters can rent cycles.[4] This metro station will serve as Namma Metro's 2nd interchange station after Majestic metro station for the upcoming Pink Line.

As per the latest updates, this metro station, under the second phase (Pink Line), covering the total distance of 13.8km stretch (Dairy Circle - Nagawara) is expected to be operational around December 2026. [5][6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Now, hop off Metro and take cycle". The Times of India. 21 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Punj Lloyd to build more Metro stations". Deccan Herald. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Bangalore's Diwali gift ready – 'Namma Metro'". Zee News. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Metro to showcase Gandhi". Deccan Herald. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Bengaluru: Namma Metro pushes Pink Line deadline to December 2026". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  6. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (4 August 2024). "Namma Metro's Pink line likely to open in phases". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 August 2024. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Namma Metro's Pink Line: This Upcoming Corridor Is Set To Redefine The City Commute". TimesNow. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Namma Metro Phase 2 In Bengaluru To Be Operational By 2025, Announces Karnataka Deputy CM". TimesNow. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  9. ^ Staff Reporter (27 September 2023). "Good News! Pink Line of Bengaluru Metro to be 90% Ready by Second-half of 2024". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Namma Metro: Bengaluru's Under-Construction Pink Line Slated To Achieve 2 Milestones In a Week". TimesNow. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.