Garudacharpalya metro station

Garudacharpalya
Garudacharpalya metro station
General information
LocationWhitefield Main Road, Hoodi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066
Coordinates12°59′37″N 77°42′14″E / 12.99356°N 77.70376°E / 12.99356; 77.70376
System
Namma Metro station
Owned byBangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL)
Operated byNamma Metro
LinePurple Line
PlatformsSide platform
Platform-1 → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Platform-2 → Challaghatta
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated, Double track
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking Two Wheelers
AccessibleYes Disabled access
ArchitectITD - ITD Cementation India JV
Other information
StatusStaffed
Station codeGDCP
History
Opened26 March 2023; 2 years ago (2023-03-26)
Electrified750 V DC third rail
Services
Preceding station Namma Metro Following station
Hoodi
towards Whitefield (Kadugodi)
 Purple Line Singayyanapalya
towards Challaghatta
Location
Map

Garudacharpalya is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Purple Line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru, India. Around this station holds the Brigade Metropolis followed by some locations like Godrej United, Decathlon Whitefield, Airbus Group India Pvt. Ltd., IDP Education Pvt. Ltd. and many more.[1][2][3]

The Whitefield - Krishnarajapura trial runs were successfully conducted from 25 October 2022, for a month.[4] This metro station was inaugurated on March 25, 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was opened to the public on March 26, 2023.[5][6][7][8][9]

Garudacharpalya is the receiving terminus for the short-loop train system that runs between it and Mysuru Road in the mornings (approximately between 7:45 am and 9:00 am). During peak travel hours in the morning and evening (approximately 7 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm), it functions as a terminus for trains with a frequency of about 5 minutes. This is done to ease congestion in the stretches of the Purple Line that most commuters travel between.[10]

The stretch between Garudacharpalya and Hoodi is one of the longer gaps in the Purple Line, with an approximate distance of 1.6 km. For context, the Purple Line has 37 stations and an end-to-end distance of 43.5 km, implying an average gap of 1.2 km between stations.

Station layout

Garudacharapalya track layout
Legend
P1 to Hoodi
P2 to Singayyanapalya
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 Disabled access
Platform 1
Eastbound 		Towards → Whitefield (Kadugodi)
Next Station: Hoodi
Platform 2 Westbound Towards ← Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Stn, Majestic / Challaghatta
Next Station: Singayyanapalya
Side Platform | Doors will open on the left Disabled access
L2 Note: (Towards Majestic - Operational during peak hours)

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 Gopalan National School side
  • Entry/Exit point B - Towards Brigade Metropolis side

See also

References

  1. ^ Rustagi, Abha (5 May 2022). "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Line to be functional from Dec 2022". Metro Rail News. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield Metro stretch to have 13 stops". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Namma Metro: Why upcoming Whitefield stretch is a game changer for Bengaluru?". TimesNow. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Baiyappanahalli-Whitefield metro line trial from October 25". Deccan Herald. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Metro finally comes to Whitefield, take a ride on March 26 from 7 am!". Deccan Herald. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Bengaluru Metro: Much awaited metro line between Whitefield to KR Puram to be operational by March". TimesNow. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Namma Metro train between K.R. Puram and Whitefield to run at frequency of 10 minutes". The Hindu. 3 February 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ^ "ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 25ಕ್ಕೆ ವೈಟ್‌ಫೀಲ್ಡ್-ಕೆಆರ್ ಪುರಂ ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಸೇವೆ ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ?". Kannadaprabha (in Kannada). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ^ "BMRCL to zoom metro from KR Puram to Whiefield in 22 minutes". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Metro Timings". Namma Metro.
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