Sir M. Visveshwaraya metro station
Sir M. Visveshwaraya Stn., Central College is an underground metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bangalore, 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 is Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha |
Island platform | Doors will open on the right  | ||
| Platform 2 Westbound |
Towards ← Challaghatta next station is Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., 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
- "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. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
External links
- Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
- UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.