Yelahanka metro station

Yelahanka is an upcoming important elevated metro station on the North-South corridor of the Blue Line^[1] of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. This metro station will serve the main Yelahanka suburban area, which contains Yelahanka Junction, along with its Rail Wheel Factory, Yelahanka Lake and Yelahanka Air Force Station. It also includes many residential areas such as SOBHA Palm Court Apartments, Park View Apartments and SLV Nest Apartments.

Yelahanka
Namma Metro station
Under construction of this metro station as of October 2024 under Phase 2B of Blue Line of Namma Metro
General information
Location	Yelahanka, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560064
Coordinates	13.10210°N 77.60035°E / 13.10210; 77.60035
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Island platform (TBC) Platform-1 → Krishnarajapura / Central Silk Board Platform-2 → KIAL Terminals Platform Numbers (TBC)
Tracks	2 (TBC)
Connections	Yelahanka Junction
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2 (TBC)
Parking	(TBC)
Accessible	(TBC)
Other information
Status	Under Construction
Station code	(TBC)
History
Opening	June 2026; 18 months' time (June 2026) (TBC)
Electrified	(TBC)
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Jakkur Cross towards Krishnarajapura or Central Silk Board Blue Line (Future Service and skipping Jakkur Plantation) Bagalur Cross towards KIAL Terminals
Route map Legend Central Silk Board Yellow Line Under construction HSR Layout Agara Ibbaluru Bellandur Kadubeesanahalli Kodibeesanahalli Marathahalli ISRO Doddanekundi DRDO Sports Complex Sarasvathi Nagar Krishnarajapura Purple Line Baiyappanahalli Depot (U/C) Kasturi Nagar Horamavu HRBR Layout Kalyan Nagar HBR Layout Nagawara Pink Line Under construction Veerannapalya Kempapura Orange Line Hebbala Red Line Planned Kodigehalli Jakkur Cross Jakkur Plantation (no scope) Yelahanka Bagalur Cross Bettahalasuru (no scope) Chikkajala (future) Doddajala Doddajala Depot (U/C) (at-grade) Airport City KIAL Terminals
Location

This station will be useful for general public who plan to head towards Hebbal in the south and towards Kempegowda International Airport in the north. This metro station is slated to be operational around June 2026.^[2][3][4][5]

History

On November 17 2020, the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) invited bids for the construction of the Yelahanka metro station, part of the 11.678 km Reach 2B – Package 2 (Hebbala - Bagalur Cross) of the 37.692 km Blue Line of Namma Metro. On September 14 2021, Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. (NCC Ltd.) was chosen as the lowest bidder for this segment, with their proposal closely matching the initial cost estimates. ^[6] As a result, the contract was awarded to the company, which led to the beginning of the construction works of this metro station as per the agreed terms. ^[7]

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Yelahanka track layout
Legend
to Bagalur Cross ** P# P# to Jakkur Cross *
Station with two tracks and one Island platform ** Under Construction * Skipping Jakkur Plantation

G	Street level	Exit/Entrance
L1	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
L2	Platform # Southbound	Towards → Krishnarajapura / Central Silk Board Next Station: Jakkur Cross (Skipping Jakkur Plantation)
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform # Northbound	Towards ← KIAL Terminals Next Station: Bagalur Cross

Connections

Entry/Exit

See also

• Bangalore
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India
• Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation

References

1. "Bengaluru Metro Blue Line: Explore the City Like Never Before! - TimesProperty". timesproperty.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. "L&T bags track contracts worth ₹501 crore for Bangalore Metro Phase 2A & 2B | Metro Rail Today". Metro Rail Today: Gateway to Rail & Metro Industry. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
3. "Metro line to Bengaluru Airport to be ready by June 2026: D K Shivakumar". The Indian Express. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
4. "Bengaluru Airport Metro Line from KIA to Devanahalli Set for Completion by June 2026". TimesNow. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
5. "Metro's ORR, Airport line to be ready by Sept 2026, will benefit IT industry hugely: BMRCL". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
6. "NCC Wins Bangalore Metro Airport Line's Construction Work". The Metro Rail Guy. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
7. Service, Express News (16 September 2021). "Nagarjuna Construction Company wins bid to build Namma Metro's Airport Line". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

• BMRCL English Archived 30 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine - BMRCL Official Website
• UrbanRail.Net – descriptions of all metro systems in the world, each with a schematic map showing all stations.