Baiyappanahalli metro station
Baiyappanahalli is an At-Grade metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in the Baiyyappanahalli neighbourhood, Bangalore, India.
Station layout
Baiyappanahalli track layout |
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Station with three tracks | One Side & Island platform
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G | Street Level | Exit/ Entrance |
L1 | Mezzanine | Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover |
L2 | Side platform | Doors will open on the left | |
Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi) next station is Benniganahalli | |
Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Mysuru Road next station is Swami Vivekananda Road (Operational during peak hours) Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Swami Vivekananda Road |
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Island platform | P2 Doors will open on the left | P3 Doors will open on the right | ||
Platform 3 Westbound |
Towards ← Mysuru Road next station is Swami Vivekananda Road (Operational during peak hours) Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Swami Vivekananda Road |
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L2 |
Entry/Exits
There are 3 Entry/Exit points – A, B and C. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
- Entry/Exit point A: Towards Old Madras Road or towards Tin Factory side
- Entry/Exit point B: Towards Baiyappanahalli Railway Stn.
- Entry/Exit point C: Towards Ramamurthy Nagar side and towards this metro parking
Facilities
BMRCL has constructed a skywalk from the Baiyappanahalli station to BMRCL's traffic integration area on the NGEF side (Kasturinagar). The commissioner of metro railway safety (Southern Circle) had given permission to construct the skywalk.
Initially, there were no toilets at Namma Metro stations, despite demand from commuters. The metro's first toilets were opened at Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar stations on 21 June 2013.
Parking
Baiyappanahalli station has a 2600m2 asphalted parking area. It is being operated by Central Parking Services, under contract, until 2015. The parking lot can accommodate 100 four-wheel and 150 two-wheel vehicles. It was the first Namma Metro station to offer parking facilities.
Connections
Metro station is connected with Baiyyappanahali railway station of Indian Railways network.