Sir M. Visveshwaraya station, Central College metro station

Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College
Namma Metro station
Entrance View
General information
LocationPost Office Rd, Ambedkar Veedhi, Sampangi Rama Nagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009
Coordinates12°58′27″N 77°35′02″E / 12.974104°N 77.584017°E / 12.974104; 77.584017
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
Line(s)Purple Line
PlatformsIsland platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Depth60 feet
Platform levels2
AccessibleYes Disabled access
ArchitectCEC - Soma - CICI JV
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeVSWA
History
Opened30 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-30)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic
towards Challaghatta
Location
Map

Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. This metro station was 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

Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College
track layout
Legend
to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic Green Line
P2
P1
to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha
Station with two tracks and one Island platform
G Street level Exit/Entrance
M Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Next station: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Station, Vidhana Soudha
Island platform | Doors will open on the right Disabled access
Platform 2
Westbound 		Towards ← Challaghatta
Next station: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic
Change at the next station for Green Line

Entry/Exits

There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

See also

References

  1. ^ "A First-hand Account of Namma Metro's Underground Ride". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Blasting was done 1,200 times to build Central College Metro station". The Times of India. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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