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The Namma Metro (English: Our metro), also known as Bangalore Metro, is the rapid transit system serving the city of Bangalore in India. [1] Out of the operational 68 metro stations of Namma Metro as of November 2024, there are 59 elevated stations, eight underground stations and one at-grade station.
Rajarajeshwari Nagar is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro serving the residential locality of Rajarajeshwari Nagar which was named after the Jnanalakshi Rajarajeshwari temple located in Rajarajeshwari Nagar in Bengaluru, India.
The end-to-end travel time on a Purple Line train is 82 minutes. [66] From 7 November 2016, Purple Line trains began running at an interval of every 4 minutes between 9:10 am and 9:58 am to handle rising passenger traffic during morning peak hour. [67] This timing was later withdrawn as the trains were not operating at optimal capacity.
[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.
Each coach has a seating capacity of about 50 and standing capacity of 306 (basis 8 per sqm). Thus, each train had a capacity of about 1000. Traction was through four 180 kW motors in each motor coach. The trains have a maximum speed of 80 km/h and axle load of 15 tonnes. The trains operate on 750V DC with third rail bottom power collector system.
The year 1864 also saw other crucial developments in Bengaluru. The railway link was a turning point in the history of the city as it encouraged immigration from the rest of the country. Trade witnessed a huge boost, and many potters from Madras also settled down in the Cantonment around the same time, leading to the establishment of Pottery ...
Mahatma Gandhi Road (commonly referred to as MG Road) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.Purple line station was constructed by Punj Lloyd [2] and opened to the public on 20 October 2011. [3]
This will be an upcoming interchange metro station after Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic having interchange with Purple and Green Lines. Around this station, holds the main KR Puram Railway station followed by some locations like KR Pura Hanging Bridge leading towards Hoskote , Tin Factory , ITI General Hospital and many more.