Whitefield (Kadugodi) metro station

Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Namma Metro station
Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro Station
General information
Other names	Whitefield
Location	Kadugodi Colony, Maithri Layout, Kadugodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560067
Coordinates	12°59′42″N77°45′28″E / 12.99507°N 77.75777°E / 12.99507; 77.75777
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Purple Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Train Terminates Here Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks	2
Connections	Whitefield Railway Station
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Platform levels	2
Parking	Two Wheeler only
Accessible	Yes
Architect	ITD - ITD Cementation India JV
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	WHTM
History
Opened	26 March 2023;2 years ago (2023-03-26)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Terminus Purple Line Hopefarm Channasandra towards Challaghatta
Route map Legend Whitefield (Kadugodi) Kadugodi Kadugodi Depot Hopefarm Channasandra Kadugodi Tree Park Pattandur Agrahara Sri Sathya Sai Hospital Nallurhalli Whitefield TTMC Kundalahalli Seetharamapalya Hoodi Garudacharapalya Singayyanapalya Indian Railways towards Whitefield Blue Line towards Central Silk Board Krishnarajapura (KR Pura) Blue Line Under construction Benniganahalli Tin Factory Indian Railways towards Yelahanka Jn Blue Line towards KIAL Terminals Indian Railways Towards Hosur and Banaswadi or Baiyyappanahalli Baiyappanahalli Swami Vivekananda Road Indiranagar Halasuru Trinity Mahatma Gandhi Road Pink Line Under construction Cubbon Park Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana Soudha Sir M. Visveswaraya Stn., Central College Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Green Line Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna Railway Station Magadi Road Sri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., Hosahalli Orange Line Proposed Vijayanagar Attiguppe Vijayanagara TTMC Indian Railways Towards Kengeri and KSR Bengaluru Deepanjali Nagar Mysuru Road Orange Line Proposed Pantharapalya–Nayandahalli Rajarajeshwari Nagar Jnanabharathi Jnanabharathi Railway Station Pattanagere Kengeri Bus Terminal Kengeri TTMC Kengeri Challaghatta Depot (U/C) Challaghatta
Location

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

Whitefield (Kadugodi) track layout
Legend
to Train Terminates Here P1 P2 to Hopefarm Channasandra
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 1 Eastbound	Towards → Train Terminates Here
	Platform 2 Westbound	Towards ← Challaghatta Next Station: Hopefarm Channasandra
	Side Platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Connections

The metro station is connected with Whitefield of Indian Railways network. It is also connected with Kadugodi BMTC Terminus for City Bus Services.

Gallery

Some of this metro station timeline pictures are shown below:-

• 
  Under Construction as on June 2022
• 
  Under Construction as on February 2023
• 
  Front Entrance as on March 2023
• 
  Station Entrance as on April 2023
• 
  Inauguration of this metro station with PM Narendra Modi along with former Karnataka Chief Minister Shri. Basavaraj Bommai
• 
  Whitefield (Kadugodi)'s metro map

Entry/Exit

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

A map shown at the station

• Whitefield, Bengaluru
• 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

1. "Whitefield metro line: Ahead of inauguration, names of six stations changed".
2. Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
3. "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
4. "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
5. "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
7. "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
8. "Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes". The Hindu. 3 February 2023. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
9. "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್‌ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). Retrieved 14 March 2023.
10. "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

• BMRCL English Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine - BMRCL Official Website