Baiyappanahalli metro station

Baiyappanahalli
Namma Metro station

Baipanahalli metro station entrance
Location Bennigana Halli
Coordinates 12°59′30″N 77°39′19″E / 12.99166°N 77.65540°E / 12.99166; 77.65540Coordinates: 12°59′30″N 77°39′19″E / 12.99166°N 77.65540°E / 12.99166; 77.65540
Operated by Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Construction
Structure type Elevated
Parking Paid parking[1]
Bicycle facilities Parking available
History
Opened 20 October 2011
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station
TerminusPurple Line
toward Mysore Road

Baiyappanahalli metro station is the eastern terminal point on the east-west corridor of the Namma Metro in Bangalore, India.[2]

BMRCL will construct a skywalk from the Baiyappanahalli station to BMRCL's traffic integration area on the NGEF side (Kashthurinagar). The commissioner of metro railway safety (Southern Circle) has given permission to construct the skywalk.[3]

Initially, there were no toilets at Namma Metro stations, despite demand from commuters. The metro's first toilets were opened at Baiyappanahalli and Indiranagar stations on 21 June 2013.[4]

Parking

Baiyappanahalli station has a 2600m2 asphalted parking area. It is being operated by Central Parking Services, under contract, till 2015.[5] The parking lot can accommodate 100 four-wheel and 150 two-wheel vehicles.[6] It is currently the only Namma Metro station to offer parking facilities.[7]

Gallery

Entrance of Baiyappanahalli Metro Station 
Station platform 
Train at Baiyappanahalli Metro Station 
Inside Baiyappanahalli Metro Station 

References

  1. ↑ "Metro ready but how do we get to the station?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bangalore Metro opens to public at 4pm on Thursday". The Economic Times. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bangalore Metro to continue work on underground station". Daily News and Analysis. 13 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "At Metro, wanna pee? Pay Rs 3". Daily News and Analysis. 15 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Park car, pay more at metro". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 30 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pay and park at two Metro stations". Times Of India. 31 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "'No Parking' on Metro's E-W Underground Corridor". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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