Chikkajala metro station

Chikkajala is a future elevated metro station on the north–south corridor of the Blue Line^[1] of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India. This metro station will consist of the main Chikkajala village which holds the main Chikkajala Fort Ruins followed by prime locations like Decathlon Anubhava Sports Arena, Chikkajala Police Station and Chikkajala Lake. This metro station will not be operational on June 2026 due to lack of funds.^[2][3][4][5]

Chikkajala
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	Survey No 70/10, A2, Bellary Rd, Chikkajala, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562157
Coordinates	13.16929°N 77.63179°E / 13.16929; 77.63179
Owned by	Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated by	Namma Metro
Line(s)	Blue Line
Platforms	Side platform (TBC) Platform-1 → Krishnarajapura / Central Silk Board Platform-2 → KIAL Terminals Platform Numbers (TBC)
Tracks	2 (TBC)
Construction
Structure type	Elevated, Double track
Platform levels	2 (TBC)
Parking	(TBC)
Accessible	(TBC)
Other information
Status	Currently axed from Blue Line & converted to Future Station
Station code	(TBC)
History
Opening	(TBC)
Electrified	(TBC)
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station Bagalur Cross towards Krishnarajapura or Central Silk Board Blue Line (Future Service and skipping Bettahalasuru) Doddajala 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

Station layout

Station Layout - To Be Confirmed

Chikkajala track layout (TBC)
Legend
to Doddajala P# P# to Bagalur Cross **
Station with two tracks and two side platforms **Skipping Bettahalasuru

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 # Southbound	Towards → Krishnarajapura / Central Silk Board Next Station: Bagalur Cross (Skipping Bettahalasuru)
	Platform # Northbound	Towards ← KIAL Terminals Next Station: Doddajala
	Side platform | Doors will open on the left
L2

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. Lalitha, S. (16 September 2024). "Chikkajala, Bettahalasur stations axed from Metro Airport Line". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. Vivan, Sridhar (18 September 2024). "Uncertainty clouds Bettahalsuru, Chikkajala Metro project". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. vinaykumar.patil. "Bengaluru: BMRCL drops two stations on Airport line amid funding shortfall". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
5. "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.

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.