Silk Institute (formerly called Anjanapura and Anjanapura Township) is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. [1] [2] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. This station is named after Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute, [3] located at Kanakapura road. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension. [4] [5]
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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 → Train terminates here | |
Platform 1 Northbound | Towards ← Madavara Next station: Thalaghattapura | |
Side platform | Doors will open on the left | ||
L2 | ||
There are two entry/exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either for their travel.
Namma Metro, also known as Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, the capital city of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the second-longest operational metro network in India with an operational length of 76.95 kilometers, just behind Delhi Metro. Upon its inauguration in 2011, it became the first underground metro system in South India. Namma Metro has a mix of underground, at grade, and elevated stations. Out of the 68 operational metro stations of Namma Metro as of November 2024, there are 59 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station. The system runs on standard-gauge tracks.
Green Line of Namma Metro was built along with the Purple Line during the first phase of construction of the metro rail system for the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The 30.5 km (19.0 mi) line connects Madavara in the northwest to Silk Institute in the south. The line connects the industrial centers of Peenya and Yeshwanthpur along Tumakuru Road in the north with the central hub of Majestic and the southern residential areas of Bangalore such as Basavanagudi, Jayanagar, Banashankari, Konanakunte Cross, Thalaghattapura along Kanakapura Road. Green Line is mostly elevated, with 26 elevated and 3 underground stations. The Line passes through Majestic station which is an interchange station between Green and Purple Lines.
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