Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station
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Whitefield (Kadugodi) (formerly known as Whitefield) is the elevated eastern terminal metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India which serves the main Whitefield neighbourhood area.[1] Around this station is the Whitefield railway station, followed by some locations like Whitefield Traffic Police Station, Kadugodi Police Station, Kadugodi Bus Terminus, MJR Pearl Apartment, BSNL Telephone Service Center, Sri Sathya Sai Baba Ashram and many more.[2][3][4]
The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted from 25 October for a month.[5] This metro station was inaugurated on March 25 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was opened to the public on March 26 2023.[6][7][8][9][10]
Station layout
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Station with two tracks and two side platforms
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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 
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| Platform 1 Eastbound |
Towards → Train Terminates Here | |
| Platform 2 Westbound | Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Hopefarm Channasandra | |
| Side Platform | Doors will open on the left
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| L2 | ||
Connections
[edit]The metro station is connected with Whitefield of Indian Railways network. It is also connected with Kadugodi BMTC Terminus for City Bus Services.
Entry/Exit
[edit]There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
- Entry/Exit point A - Towards Whitefield Traffic Police Station side
- Entry/Exit point B - Towards Whitefield Railway Station side
See also
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- Whitefield, Bangalore
- Bangalore
- Whitefield railway station
- List of Namma Metro stations
- Transport in Karnataka
- List of metro systems
- List of rapid transit systems in India
- Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
References
[edit]- ^ "Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed".
- ^ Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (3 February 2023). "Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ^ "BMRCL to zoom metro from KR Puram to Whiefield in 22 minutes". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
External links
[edit]- BMRCL English Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine - BMRCL Official Website
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