Krishna Rajendra Market (also known as K. R. Market) is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the
Green Line of
Namma Metro
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serving
K. R. Market in
Bengaluru
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...
, India. It was opened to the public on 18 June 2017.
In January 2017, ''
The Hindu
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'' reported that the station would most likely be named Fort (Kote) Station. The station is located close to several heritage sites such as Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, his armoury in Kalasipalyam, the mud fort, Kote Venkataramana Swamy temple, and the century-old Victoria and Vanivilas hospitals. The BMRCL plans to integrate the station with the nearby landmarks, and recreate a historic ambience at the station by displaying a cannon used by Tipu Sultan at the station.
Station layout
Facilities
List of available
ATM at Krishna Rajendra Market metro station are as follows:-
* Kotak mahindra ATM
* Digi bank ATM
* State bank of India ATM in Lakshmi Complex (Front of Bangalore Medical College exit)
Entry/Exits
There are 5 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C, D and E. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.
* Entry/Exit point A: Towards Kalasipalayam side
* Entry/Exit point B: Towards KR Market side
* Entry/Exit point C: Towards ENT Govt. Hospital side
* Entry/Exit point D: Towards Vanivilas Hospital side
* Entry/Exit point E: Towards Bangalore Fort side
See also
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Bengaluru
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List of Namma Metro stations
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Transport in Karnataka
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List of metro systems
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List of rapid transit systems in India
References
External links
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. (Official site)
''UrbanRail.Net''– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.
Namma Metro stations
Railway stations in India opened in 2017
2017 establishments in Karnataka
Railway stations in Bengaluru
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