Benniganahalli is an elevated metro station on the east-west Purple Line of

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Namma Metro (), also known as Bangalore Metro or Bengaluru Metro, is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bengaluru, the capital city of the States and union territories of India, state of Karnataka, India. It is the Urban rail transit in India#List ...

transit system. In its vicinity are the Tin Factory Junction leading towards

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, the Benniganahalli Lake, and the Tin Factory Bus Stop. It was opened to the public on 9 October 2023 without any inauguration ceremony. The station lies between the Baiyappanahalli station in the west and the Krishnarajapura (KR Pura) station in the east. Baiyappanahalli, part of the first stretch of the entire Namma Metro system, was inaugurated in 2011, and the eastern section of the line from KR Pura to the terminus at

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was inaugurated in March 2023. However, Benniganahalli station could not be opened due to time-consuming work involving the installation of a girder bridge over railway lines. Trial runs on the stretch commenced on 27 July 2023, and operations finally commenced on 9 October 2023, with an official inauguration conducted virtually by the prime minister later. The elevated station stands on pillars above the centre of the Old Madras Road. Access is from a new footbridge connecting it with both sides of the road. Usage of the eastern section of the line increased substantially following the opening of the station. Prior to opening an estimated 28,000 daily passenger journeys to Whitefield were made but on the day of opening the figure increased to 61,179 owing to the connection to KR Pura. Additional baggage scanners were installed soon after the station opened to alleviate long queues forming at security checks. The station is popular with IT professionals commuting from

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and Hebbal to the International Technology Park.

Station layout

Entry/Exit

There are 2 Entry/Exit points - A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel. * Entry/Exit point A: Towards Dooravani Nagar side * Entry/Exit point B: Towards Hebbal / Baiyappanahalli side

Nearby

In connection with the metro line Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has carried out access improvement work and installed facilities at Benniganahalli Lake immediately north west of the station. Pai Layout residents requested that BMRCL name the metro station after the lake.

References

External links

''BMRCL English''
- BMRCL Official Website
''UrbanRail.Net''
– descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.

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Station layout

Entry/Exit

Nearby

See also

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