Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station

Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Namma Metro station
Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro Station
General information
Other namesWhitefield
LocationKadugodi Colony, Maithri Layout, Kadugodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560067
Coordinates12°59′42″N 77°45′28″E / 12.99507°N 77.75777°E / 12.99507; 77.75777
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange Whitefield Railway Station
Construction
Structure typeElevated
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking Two Wheeler only
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeWHTM
History
Opened26 March 2023; 19 months ago (2023-03-26)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Terminus Purple Line Hopefarm Channasandra
towards Challaghatta
Location
Map

Whitefield (Kadugodi) (formerly known as Whitefield) is the elevated eastern terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India which serves the main Whitefield neighbourhood area.[1] Around this station, is the Whitefield railway station followed by some locations like Whitefield Traffic Police Station, Kadugodi Police Station, Kadugodi Bus Terminus, MJR Pearl Apartment, BSNL Telephone Service Center, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ashram and many more.[2][3][4]

The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted from 25 October for a month.[5] This metro station was inaugurated on March 25 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was commenced to the public on March 26 2023.[6][7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ "Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed".
  2. ^ Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್‌ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ^ "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.