Mahakavi Kuvempu Road metro station

Mahakavi Kuvempu Road
General information
Other names	Mahakavi Kuvempu Raste, Kuvempu Road, Kuvempu Raste
Location	Mahakavi Kuvempu Rd, Gayatrinagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560021
Coordinates	12°59′54″N77°33′25″E / 12.998456°N 77.556951°E / 12.998456; 77.556951
System	Namma Metro station
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Madavara Platform-2 → Silk Institute
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Architect	Punj Lloyd - Sembawang Infrastructure (India) JV
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	KVPR
History
Opened	1 March 2014;11 years ago (2014-03-01)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Rajajinagar towards Madavara Green Line Srirampura towards Silk Institute
Route map Legend Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunath Nagar Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Depot Peenya Industry Peenya Orange Line Approved Goraguntepalya Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Mahakavi Kuvempu Road Srirampura Indian Railways Towards Yesvantpur Jn and KSR Bengaluru Mantri Square Sampige Road Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Purple Line Chickpet Krishna Rajendra Market National College Lalbagh South End Circle Jayanagar Jayanagara TTMC Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line Yellow Line towards Delta Electronics Bommasandra Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jaya Prakash Nagar Orange Line Approved Yelachenahalli Konanakunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Thalaghattapura Silk Institute Anjanapura Depot (U/C)
Location

Mahakavi Kuvempu Road (formerly known as Kuvempu Road) is an elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. The station was constructed by Punj Lloyd - Sembawang Infrastructure (India) JV, ^[1] and was opened to the public on 1 March 2014. ^{[2] [3]}

Station layout

Mahakavi Kuvempu Road track layout
Legend
to Rajajinagar P1 P2 to Srirampura
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

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 2 Southbound	Towards → Silk Institute Next Station: Srirampura
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Madavara Next Station: Rajajinagar
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exits

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

See also

• Bengaluru
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

References

1. "Punj Lloyd to build 8 stations for Bangalore Metro". Business Line . 16 April 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
2. "Peenya-Sampige Road Metro Service From March 1". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
3. "'This one feels like Namma Metro as it's closer home'". The Hindu. 1 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.

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.