Chickpete metro station

Chickpete is an underground metro station on the North-South corridor of the Green Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. It is part of the Phase I of Namma Metro project. It was opened to the public on 18 June 2017.^[2]

Chickpete
Namma Metro station
Chickpete metro station
General information
Other names	Chikkapete, Chickpet
Location	BVK Iyengar Rd, Old Tharagupete, Mamulpete, Sultanpete, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560053
Coordinates	12.966759°N 77.574782°E / 12.966759; 77.574782
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Green Line
Platforms	Island platform Platform-1 → Madavara Platform-2 → Silk Institute
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Underground, Double track
Platform levels	2
Parking	Yes[1]
Accessible	Yes
Architect	COASTAL - TTS JV
Other information
Status	Staffed
Station code	CKPE
History
Opened	18 June 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-18)
Electrified	750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic towards Madavara Green Line Krishna Rajendra Market towards Silk Institute
Route map Legend Madavara Chikkabidarakallu Manjunath Nagar Nagasandra Dasarahalli Jalahalli Basaveshwara Peenya Depot Peenya Industry Peenya Orange Line Approved Goraguntepalya Yeshwanthpur Sandal Soap Factory Yeshwanthpura TTMC Mahalakshmi Rajajinagar Mahakavi Kuvempu Road Srirampura Indian Railways 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 Final stages before operations Yellow Line towards Bommasandra Banashankari Banashankari TTMC Jaya Prakash Nagar Orange Line Approved Yelachenahalli Konanakunte Cross Doddakallasandra Vajarahalli Thalaghattapura Silk Institute Silk Institute/Anjanapura Depot (U/C)
Location

Station layout

Chickpete track layout
Legend
to Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic Purple Line P1 P2 to Krishna Rajendra Market
Station with two tracks and one Island platform

G	Street Level	Exit/ Entrance
M	Mezzanine	Fare control, station agent, Ticket/token, shops
P	Platform 2 Southbound	Towards → Silk Institute Next Station: Krishna Rajendra Market
	Island platform | Doors will open on the right
	Platform 1 Northbound	Towards ← Madavara Next Station: Nadaprabhu Kempegowda station, Majestic Change at the next station for Purple Line

Entry/Exits

There are 4 Entry/Exit points – A, B, C and D. Commuters can use either of the points for their travel.

• Entry/Exit point A:- Towards Manivartapete (Sultanpete) side
• Entry/Exit point B:- Towards KR Market side
• Entry/Exit point C:- Towards Sultanpete side
• Entry/Exit point D:- Towards Manivartapete side

See also

• Bengaluru
• List of Namma Metro stations
• Transport in Karnataka
• List of metro systems
• List of rapid transit systems in India

References

1. Kaushal, Ravi (17 June 2017). "Namma Metro: Green line of Bengaluru metro to be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee; all you must know". India.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
2. "Inaugural Metro ride to south is a sweep of lovely landscapes". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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.