Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic metro station

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic
Namma Metro station
General information
Other namesMajestic, Kempegowda station, Majestic Bus Station, Kempegowda Bus Station
LocationTank Bund Rd. Kempegowda, Majestic, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009
India
Coordinates12°58′32″N 77°34′22″E / 12.975692°N 77.572836°E / 12.975692; 77.572836
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line Green Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Island platform
Platform-3 → Madavara
Platform-4 → Silk Institute
Tracks4
ConnectionsMainline rail interchange Bangalore City Railway Station
Bus interchange Kempegowda Bus Station
Construction
Structure typeUnderground, Double track
Depth80 feet (24 m)
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking available
AccessibleYes Disabled access
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeKGWA
History
Opening30 April 2016 (Purple Line)
18 June 2017 (Green Line)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Passengers
July 20179 lakh [1]
Rank1 out of 41
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Sir M. Visveshwaraya station, Central College
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
towards Challaghatta
Mantri Square Sampige Road
towards Madavara
 Green Line Chickpete
towards Silk Institute
Location
Map

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic is an important underground interchange metro station on the east–west corridor of the Purple Line and north–south corridor of Green Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India.[2] It opened to the public on 30 April 2016 as part of Namma Metro's Phase-1. This important metro station serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between these lines for ease of travel.[3] The station is located within walking distance from BMTC & KSRTC's Kempegowda Bus Station, as also the City's Main Railway station.

History

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Construction

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The contract to construct Majestic station was awarded to Coastal-GYT Joint Venture at a cost of ₹272 crore (US$33 million). Construction began in January 2012 and was expected to be completed in 2014, but faced delays due to the hardness of the rock to be excavated, and missed several deadlines.[4][5] The delays escalated the cost to ₹500 crore (US$60 million). KSRTC, the state inter-city bus transport agency, provided BMRCL with 20 acres of land for construction of the station, slightly over half of which was returned to KSRTC after construction was completed. BMRCL paid KSRTC ₹4.6 crore (US$550,000) annually during the construction period as rent for the land. During the construction period, KSRTC incurred a loss of ₹100 crore (US$12 million) as they had to shut down bus services in the area.[6]

BMRCL employed 2,240 engineers, construction workers and others to build the station.[6] Majestic station (and all other underground stations of Namma Metro's Phase-1) was built using the cut-and-cover method. For Majestic station, the rocks were cut by blasting and 10,000 blasts had to be conducted during excavation.[7] BMRCL stated that it had used 300,000 cubic meters of sand (equal to the volume of six football fields) and 100,000 cubic meters of cement to build the station.[6] The underground section of the station includes a rake interchange to transfer trains between Purple and Green Line trains and vice versa.[8]

The station opened to the public on 30 April 2016. Green Line services commenced at the station (at one level below purple line) on 18 June 2017.

Structure

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Inside the station

The station has four levels with a total floor surface area of 48,000 square meters (520,000 square feet) and is said to be the largest underground metro station in Asia.[9] The station area covers 7 acres.[6][9] Purple Line train platform is 365 metres long, Green Line train platform is 300 metres long. It has 12 staircases, 18 escape routes and 24 escalators.[10] The station's platforms are designed to handle 20,000 commuters at any given time.[6]

The surface level houses the entrances. There are four main entrances facing west, north-west, south and east.[11] Pedestrian subways and sky-walks connect the station to the adjacent railway station and the bus termini.

Ticket counters are located on a mezzanine floor. The first underground level has platforms for Purple Line trains and the second underground level has platforms for Green Line trains, perpendicular to those of the platforms for Purple Line trains.[9][12]

Station layout

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Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic
track layout
Legend
to Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
P2
P1
to Sir M. Visveshwaraya station, Central College
Station with two tracks and two side platforms
Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic
track layout
Legend
to Mantri Square Sampige Road
P3
P4
to Chickpete
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
Surface level Street level Entrances and Exits
UG Level-1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
UG Level-2 Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Next Station: Sir M. Visveshwaraya station, Central College
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Challaghatta
Next Station: Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station
Side platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
UG Level-3 Platform 4
Southbound 		Towards → Silk Institute
Next Station: Chickpete
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 3
Northbound 		Towards ← Madavara
Next Station: Mantri Square Sampige Road

Entry/Exits

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There are 3 Entry/Exit points – A, B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

  • Entry/Exit point A1: Towards KSR Bengaluru Railway Stn. with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point A: Towards KSRTC Bus Stand with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point B: Towards Upparpete Police Station / Tank Bund Road side with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point C: Towards Chikka Lalbagh with wheelchair accessibility
  • Entry/Exit point D: Towards BMTC Bus Stand

Connections

Kempegowda Bus Station

City railway station

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kempegowda station saw 9 lakh ridership in July". The Hindu. 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Metro Network". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Design and construct contract of underground station at Majestic" (PDF). BMRCL. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. ^ Sastry, Anil Kumar (12 January 2012). "You still can't switch between the corridors when Phase I opens". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Ray, Aparajita (23 April 2016). "Underground Metro could roll out on May 4". The Times Of India. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e "2,240 workers worked day in, day out to build India's largest metro station". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Bangalore Metro Rail Project" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Majestic! It's biggest Metro station in Asia!". Deccan Chronicle. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line links east and west". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. ^ "Kempegowda metro station to get 4th entrance soon". Deccan Herald. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Metro June Deadline Stands, But With Rider". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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