Airport City metro station

Airport City
Namma Metro station
General information
Other namesKIA West Station
LocationKempegowda Int'l Airport Rd, Vidya Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562157
Coordinates13°11′54″N 77°41′14″E / 13.19833°N 77.68717°E / 13.19833; 77.68717
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Blue Line
PlatformsSide platform (TBC)
Platform-1 → Krishnarajapura / Central Silk Board
Platform-2 → KIAL Terminals
Platform Numbers (TBC)
Tracks2 (TBC)
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange KIAL Halt Railway Station
Construction
Structure typeAt-Grade, Double track
Platform levels2 (TBC)
Parking(TBC)
Accessible(TBC)
Other information
StatusUnder Construction
Station code(TBC)
History
OpeningJune 2026; 20 months' time (June 2026) (TBC)
Electrified(TBC)
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Doddajala Blue Line
(Future Service)
KIAL Terminals
Terminus
Location
Map

Airport City (otherwise known as KIA West Station) is an upcoming at-grade metro station on the north-south corridor of the Blue Line[1] of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. This will be an important metro station that will comprise many commercial infrastructures that will be developed by BIAL, including the KIA Air Traffic Control Tower, Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Statue, a few catering manufacturing companies including SATS, Air India's SATS, Blue Dart Express, and IndiGo Hangar for maintenance and training purposes. This metro station is to become operational around June 2026.[2][3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "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 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Metro line to Bengaluru Airport to be ready by June 2026: D K Shivakumar". The Indian Express. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru Airport Metro Line from KIA to Devanahalli Set for Completion by June 2026". TimesNow. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Metro's ORR, Airport line to be ready by Sept 2026, will benefit IT industry hugely: BMRCL". The New Indian Express. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.