Majestic metro station

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic is a Namma Metro interchange station in Bangalore, (Karnataka) India.[2][3] and opened to the public on 30 April 2016. Majestic serves as the interchange station allowing passengers to transfer between the Purple Line and the Green Line.[4] The station is located about 500 meters away from the Kempegowda Bus Station.[5]

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)
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
Traffic
Passengers (July 2017)9 lakh [1]
Rank1 out of 41
Services
Preceding station   Namma Metro   Following station
Purple Line
toward Mysore Road
toward Nagasandra
Green Line
Chickpete
Location
Kempegowda station Majestic
Location in Bangalore
Kempegowda station Majestic
Location in Karnataka
Kempegowda station 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.[6][7] The delays escalated the cost to ₹500 crore (US$70 million). The KSRTC provided the BMRCL with 20 acres of land for the construction of the station, slightly over half of which was returned to the KSRTC after construction completed. The 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.[8]

The BMRCL employed 1,600 engineers and construction workers, and 640 workers for the finishing work, during the period of construction.[8] The underground portion of the station, and all other underground stations on the Purple Line, were built using the cut-and-cover method.[9] The BMRCL stated that it had used 300,000 cubic meters of sand and 100,000 cubic meters of cement in the construction of the station.[8][10]

The station opened to the public on 30 April 2016, along with the rest of the Purple Line's underground section. Green Line services commenced at the station on 18 June 2017.[11]

Structure

Majestic station is the second largest metro station in Asia currently. It has three levels with a total surface area of 48,000 square metres (520,000 sq ft).[8] The station platform is 365 metres long for the Purple Line, and 300 metres long for the Green Line.[10] The station's platforms are designed to handle 20,000 commuters at any given time.[12] The at-grade level houses the ticket counters, the upper underground level is utilized by Purple Line trains, and the lower underground level is utilized by Green Line trains.[13] The station has 12 staircases, 24 escalators, 18 emergency exits and 8 toilets.[8][13][12][9]

Station layout
G Street Level Exit/Entrance
L1 Mezzanine Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2 Side platform No- 1, doors will open on the left
Eastbound Platform 1 Towards →Baiyappanahalli next station is Sir M. Visveshwaraya
South West bound →Platform 2 Towards←Mysore Road next station is City Railway Station
Side platform No- 2, doors will open on the left
P Southbound Platform 4 → Toward →Yelachenahalli next station is Chickpet
Island platform, doors will open on the right
Northbound Platform 3 Toward ← Nagasandra next station is Sampige Road

Connections

Kempegowda Bus Station

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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. "Rain leaves Majestic Metro station leaking, exposes shoddy work".
  4. "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.
  5. "Live chat on Namma Metro: what the launch of underground stretch means for commuters". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. Sastry, Anil Kumar (12 January 2012). "You still can't switch between the corridors when Phase I opens". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  7. Ray, Aparajita (23 April 2016). "Underground Metro could roll out on May 4". The Times Of India.
  8. "2,240 workers worked day in, day out to build India's largest metro station - Bangalore Mirror -". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  9. "Conducted 10,000 blasts to cut hard rocks: BMRCL". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  10. "Bengaluru Metro's Purple Line links east and west". The Hindu. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  11. "Inaugural Metro ride to south is a sweep of lovely landscapes". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  12. "Metro June Deadline Stands, But With Rider". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  13. "Metro ready but how do we get to the station?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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