Silk Institute metro station

Silk Institute is the elevated southern terminal metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India.^[2][3] This station was opened on 21 January 2021 to the public. This station is named after Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute located at Kanakapura road. The station was inaugurated along with five other stations, as a part of the Green Line extension.^[4][5]

Silk Institute
Namma Metro station
A Green Line Namma Metro train at the southern terminus waiting for departure towards Nagasandra
General information
Other names	VISL Layout
Location	Kanakapura Rd, VISL Layout, Talaghattapura, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062
Coordinates	12°51′43″N 77°31′48″E
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Side platform Platform-1 → Nagasandra Platform-2 → Train terminates here
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	APTS
History
Opened	21 January 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-21)[1]
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Thalaghattapura towards Nagasandra Green Line Terminus
Route map Legend Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunathanagara Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Depot Peenya Industry Peenya Goraguntepalya Orange Line Planned Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Mahakavi Kuvempu Road Srirampura Mantri Square Sampige Road Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn., Majestic Purple Line Chickpet Krishna Rajendra Market National College Lalbagh South End Circle Jayanagar Jayanagara TTMC Rashtreeya Vidyalaya Road Yellow Line Under Construction Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jaya Prakash Nagar Orange Line Planned Yelachenahalli Konanakunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Thalaghattapura Silk Institute
Location

Station layout

Silk Institute track layout
Legend
to Thalaghattapura P1 P2 Train Terminates Here
Station with two tracks and two side platforms

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
L2	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Train Terminates Here
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Nagasandra Next Station: Thalaghattapura
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

Entry/Exits

There are 2 Entry/Exit points – A and B. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

• Entry/Exit point A: Towards BWSSB (NICE Road) side
• Entry/Exit point B: Towards Anjanapura Township side

See also

• Central Silk Board metro station
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

References

1. "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". www.financialexpress.com. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
2. "Bengaluru's Namma Metro stretch from Yelachenahalli to Silk Institute launched; open for public from today". The Financial Express. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
3. Philip, Christin Mathew (16 January 2021). "Bengaluru: 5,000 take Yelachenahalli- Silk Institute Metro line on Day 1". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
4. "Namma Metro's 6 Km Yelachenahalli To Silk Institute Stretch Flagged-off". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. Christin Mathew Philip (13 January 2021). "Bengaluru: Namma Metro's Sankranti gift brings cheer to Kanakapura Road residents | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 September 2021.