Majestic metro station

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic is the first Namma Metro interchange station[2] in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India. It opened to the public on 30 April 2016 as part of Namma Metro's Phase-1. Majestic serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between Purple Line and Green Line.[3] The station is located within walking distance from BMTC & KSRTC's Kempegowda Bus Station, as also the City's Main Railway station.

Kempegowda station Majestic
Namma Metro station
Other namesHiriya Kempe gowda l
LocationTank Bund Rd. Kempegowda, Majestic, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560009
India
Coordinates12.975692°N 77.572836°E / 12.975692; 77.572836
Owned byNamma Metro
Operated byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Line(s)  Purple Line
  Green Line
PlatformsSide platform Platform-1 →Baiyappanahalli
Platform-2 → Mysore Road
Island platform
Platform-3 →Nagasandra
Platform-4 → Yelachenahalli
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeAt Grade and Underground
Depth80 feet (24 m)
Platform levels2
Parking available
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusStaffed
History
Opening30 April 2016 (Purple Line)
18 June 2017 (Green Line)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Passengers
July 20179 lakh [1]
Rank1 out of 41
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station
Purple Line
toward Mysore Road
toward Nagasandra
Green Line
Location
Kempegowda (Majestic)
Location in Bangalore
Kempegowda (Majestic)
Location in Karnataka
Kempegowda (Majestic)
Location in India

History

Construction

The contract to construct Majestic station was awarded to Coastal-GYT Joint Venture at a cost of ₹272 crore (US$38 million). Construction began in January 2012 and was expected to be completed in 2014, but faced delays due to the hardness of the rock to be excavated, and missed several deadlines.[4][5] The delays escalated the cost to ₹500 crore (US$70 million). KSRTC, the state inter-city bus transport agency, provided BMRCL with 20 acres of land for construction of the station, slightly over half of which was returned to KSRTC after construction was completed. BMRCL paid KSRTC ₹4.6 crore (US$640,000) annually during the construction period as rent for the land. During the construction period, KSRTC incurred a loss of ₹100 crore (US$14 million) as they had to shut down bus services in the area.[6]

BMRCL employed 2,240 engineers, construction workers and others to build the station.[6] Majestic station (and all other underground stations of Namma Metro's Phase-1) was built using the cut-and-cover method. For Majestic station, the rocks were cut by blasting and 10,000 blasts had to be conducted during excavation.[7] BMRCL stated that it had used 300,000 cubic meters of sand (equal to the volume of six football fields) and 100,000 cubic meters of cement to build the station.[6] The underground section of the station includes a rake interchange to transfer trains between Purple and Green Line trains and vice-versa.[8]

The station opened to the public on 30 April 2016. Green Line services commenced at the station (at one level below purple line) on 18 June 2017.

Structure

The station has four levels with a total floor surface area of 48,000 square meters (520,000 square feet) and is said to be the largest underground metro station in Asia.[9] The station area covers 7 acres.[6][9] Purple Line train platform is 365 metres long, Green Line train platform is 300 metres long. It has 12 staircases, 18 escape routes and 24 escalators.[10] The station's platforms are designed to handle 20,000 commuters at any given time.[6]

The surface level houses the entrances. There are four main entrances facing west, north-west, south and east.[11] Pedestrian subways and sky-walks connect the station to the adjacent railway station and the bus termini.

Ticket counters are located on a mezzanine floor. The first underground level has platforms for Purple Line trains and the second underground level has platforms for Green Line trains, perpendicular to those of the platforms for Purple Line trains.[9][12]

Station layout
Surface level Street level Entrances

and Exits

UG Level-1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent,

Metro Card vending machines, crossover

Side platform No- 1, doors open on the left
UG Level-2 Eastbound Platform 1 Towards →Baiyappanahalli (next station Sir M.Visveshwaraya)
West bound Platform 2 Towards←Mysore Road (next station City Railway Station)
Side platform No- 2, doors open on the left
Southbound Platform 4 Towards →Yelachenahalli (next station Chickpet)
UG Level-3 Island platform, doors open on the right
Northbound Platform 3 Towards ← Nagasandra (next station Sampige Road)

Connections

Kempegowda Bus Station

City railway station

See also

References
  1. http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kempegowda-metro-station-saw-9-lakh-ridership-in-july/article19440764.ece
  2. "Metro Network". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  3. "Design and construct contract of underground station at Majestic" (PDF). BMRCL. December 2009. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  4. Sastry, Anil Kumar (12 January 2012). "You still can't switch between the corridors when Phase I opens". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. Ray, Aparajita (23 April 2016). "Underground Metro could roll out on May 4". The Times Of India.
  6. "2,240 workers worked day in, day out to build India's largest metro station". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  7. "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. "Bangalore Metro Rail Project" (PDF).
  9. "Majestic! It's biggest Metro station in Asia!". Deccan Chronicle. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line links east and west". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. "Kempegowda metro station to get 4th entrance soon". Deccan Herald. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  12. "Metro June Deadline Stands, But With Rider". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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