Sir M. Visveshwaraya metro station
Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College is a station in the Purple Line of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India, opened to the public on 30 April 2016.
The station acquires its name from the nearby University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, which had been named after M. Visvesvaraya, an Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.[1]
History
The Sir M. Visveshwaraya metro station, like all other underground stations on the Purple Line, was built using the cut-and-cover method.[2] The station is located at a depth of 60 feet. Authorities carried out 1,200 controlled blasts to dig through the tough rock structure.[3]
Station layout
G | Street level | Exit/Entrance |
M | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops |
P | Eastbound | Platform 1 → Towards → Baiyappanahalli next station is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha |
Island platform, doors will open on the right ![]() | ||
South West bound | Platform 2 ← Towards ← Kengeri next station is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Change at the next station for Green Line |
Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College track layout | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station with two tracks and one Island platform
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Entry/Exits
There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
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See also
- Bangalore
- List of Namma Metro stations
- Transport in Karnataka
- List of metro systems
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
References
- ^ "A First-hand Account of Namma Metro's Underground Ride". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Blasting was done 1,200 times to build Central College Metro station". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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